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bokek

Pronunciation: /ˈbokɛʔ/

“bokek” is an Indonesian word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. without any money, penniless; broke

Etymology

Borrowed from Peranakan Indonesian bokek (“poor”), from Hokkien 無客 /无客 (bô kheeh, literally “no customer”)

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