Ah Lian
(Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory, ethnic slur) A young Chinese woman in Singapore associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and st
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(Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory, ethnic slur) A young Chinese woman in Singapore associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.
Among the ah bengs and ah lians, the mats and the minahs, the young expats and the backpackers, he stood out like a dozen guys on a male-only dance floor singing Dancing Queen (I'll never forgive Blur for ruining my 21st birthday).
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