Singaporean slang from Hokkien meaning unfashionable, tacky, or lacking in taste — applied to clothing, decor, behaviour, or anything seen as embarrassingly outdated or gauche. The word is widely used in Singaporean English (Singlish) and carries a strong cultural flavour.
She cringed at the curtains in the hotel room — so obiang, like something from the 1980s.
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(Singapore) ; tasteless; inauthentic.
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