Manglish is ‘atas’ now, says Oxford English Dictionary

By MICHELLE TAM

PETALING JAYA: Aiyoh Ah Beng, haven’t you heard?

The Oxford English Dictionary has included Malay-Manglish words such as rendang and mamak among more than 1,000 revisions and updates to its latest edition.

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