English-derived Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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KKN n. A number of public figures expect President BJ Habibie to come up with a cabinet that is free from practices that reek of collusion, corruption and nepotism (otherwise known here as KKN) in order to gain public and international trust. [English-derived Indonesian Indonesia Crime & Prisons Politics] [full cite] (Oct. 20, 2004)

KKN n. Could the kkn (korupsi, kolusi dan nepotisme) plague thrive in HDB-land after all? [English-derived Crime & Prisons Politics Acronym] [full cite] (Oct. 20, 2004)

konpanyan n. A booth babe is referred to as a “konpanyan-san,“ with “konpanyan” being the Japanese pronunciation of the English word companion and san being the old “Daniel-san” that just about everybody knows. [English-derived Japanese Japan] [full cite] (Jan. 2, 2005)

konsentrasi n. This does not explain why the government itself introduced new words like Bajet, for ‘Budget’, into the Malay language, when the word Belanjawan was once commonly used. And thanks to political developments in the region, a host of other borrowed words like kroni (crony), nepotisme (nepotism) and even konsentrasi (concentration) have also been introduced. [English-derived Malaysian Malaysia] [full cite] (May. 4, 2004)

kreativiti n. Why minda instead of pemikiran? Why presint instead of kawasan? Kreativiti instead of dayacipta? Skrin for layar? Domestik for tempatan? [English-derived Malaysian Malaysia] [full cite] (May. 6, 2004)

kroni n. This does not explain why the government itself introduced new words like Bajet, for “Budget,“ into the Malay language, when the word Belanjawan was once commonly used. And thanks to political developments in the region, a host of other borrowed words like kroni (crony), nepotisme (nepotism) and even konsentrasi (concentration) have also been introduced. [English-derived Malaysian Malaysia Politics Relationships] [full cite] (May. 4, 2004)

lolicom n. The reports have said that one of the most disturbing features of the teenage prostitution phenomenon is the premium younger girls fetch from “lolicom” clients—older men with “Lolita complexes” for little girls. [English English-derived Japanese Japan Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2005)

lookologo n. D’Agostino came to the Web—“It started as a personal blog,“ he said—from a successful career in journalism, a brief dalliance in cinema and several books. But it was on television that he made his name as a “lookologo,“ an Italian term for style critic. [English English-derived Italian Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Mar. 5, 2005)

mailen v. But how to explain the Denglish verbs? Smalltalken, brunchen, mailen, floppen, managen, abcoolen and many others? These are not used to save syllables or avoid complexity. They are simply in vogue, whether for better or worse. [English-derived German Germany] [full cite] (Dec. 21, 2004)

managen v. But how to explain the Denglish verbs? Smalltalken, brunchen, mailen, floppen, managen, abcoolen and many others? These are not used to save syllables or avoid complexity. They are simply in vogue, whether for better or worse. [English-derived German Germany] [full cite] (Dec. 21, 2004)

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