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iseng

Pronunciation: /ˈisəŋ/

“iseng” is an Indonesian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. bored
  2. unoccupied
  3. for fun

verb

  1. to do something for fun

adverb

  1. unseriously, flippantly, frivolously.

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi [Term?], from Javanese ꦲꦶꦱꦼꦁ (iseng, “for fun, just to kill time”).

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