(Singapore, Malaysia, metonym, or, attributively) A traditional scrap dealer or rag-and-bone man who visits residential zones to collect unwanted items.
{{zh-x|karung guni，報紙，舊 衫褲，歹 黎{lê}撩{liô}，電視機|karung guni, newspapers, old clothes, broken radios, TV sets — Shout of a karung guni announcing their arrival|MN}}
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