英和和英

動詞

ponteng (third-person singular simple present pontengs, present participle pontenging, simple past and past participle pontenged)

1. (Singlish, Manglish) To skip (school or work); play truant.
   • 1978, Adibah Amin, As I was Passing, volume 2, page 197:

     […] she rushed up to me at the end shouting: "Hei you came! Did you ponteng work?"
     I do not advocated "pontenging" of course but I do strongly recommend one primary school sports meet at least for each parent and soon.

   • Quoted in 2009, Rosaly Puthucheary, Different Voices: The Singaporean/Malaysian Novel (page 124)

     But that was the best place to spend the day if you pontenged school. It was so cool and quiet.

派生語

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