Malaysia Day Special: Yum cha, Macha, Kot and other youthful Malaysian slang


MySlangBank provides explanations to go along with their illustrations of popular local slang words and phrases. Photos: MySlangBank

Yum cha. Macha. Kot.

You won’t find any of the aforementioned words in a dictionary. And yet, this is the kind of glossary weaved into modern day conversations among Malaysians at a local mamak or kedai runcit (convenience store).

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