"Malaysia Boleh" meaning in Malay

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Interjection

Etymology: Malaysia + boleh. Coined by Malaysian politician and sports administrator Hamzah Abu Samah in 1993 as a marketing slogan for the chocolate drink brand MILO and to support local athletes during the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore. Popularised by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad as a catchphrase for Vision 2020. With the rise of social media websites in the 2000's, the phrase was later used in a sarcastic way. Etymology templates: {{af|ms|Malaysia|boleh}} Malaysia + boleh, {{coinage|ms|Hamzah Abu Samah|in=1993|nat=Malaysian|nobycat=1|occ=politician and sports administrator}} Coined by Malaysian politician and sports administrator Hamzah Abu Samah in 1993 Head templates: {{head|ms|interjection}} Malaysia Boleh
  1. (Malaysia) "Malaysia can [do it]", an expression of patriotism or national pride. Tags: Malaysia Categories (topical): Malaysian politics Categories (place): Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Malaysia_Boleh-ms-intj-DPYfF5GY Disambiguation of Malaysian politics: 65 35 Disambiguation of Malaysia: 92 8 Categories (other): Malaysian Malay
  2. (Malaysia, humorous, sarcastic, politics) An expression of disappointment towards failures in Malaysian society and corruption by political leaders. Tags: Malaysia, humorous, sarcastic Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Malaysia_Boleh-ms-intj-4gKYELwZ Categories (other): Malaysian Malay, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Topics: government, politics
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