Bapok is a derogatory Malay slang word meaning transsexual, transvestite, transgender woman, hermaphrodite, girlie, doll, sissy, or an effeminate male.
It is synonymous with pondan, another Malay slang word which is considered to be slightly less derogatory.
Example of usage:
"Ahaha, ni pulak si bapok yang lalu baru tadi!" ("Look y'all! A tranny just passed us by!")
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- http://www.mysmu.edu/faculty/jacklee/singlish_B.htm
- https://slangdefine.org/b/bapok-2ab1.html
- 2008 Wong Kim Hoh The Straits Times (Saturday), 6 September, D2 Make-up artist Lynette Leong aka Ginger, in her 30s, says the [transsexual] community has to put up with many derogatory names, including ah kwa and bapok.
Acknowledgements[]
This article was written by Roy Tan.