Etymology

lobang

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Today it means: A good deal or opportunity; pertaining to job offers, business opportunities or sales. Full definition →

Malay lubang
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The story

  1. Malay · borrowed fromlubang“hole, opening, gap”
  2. English todaylobang

From Malay lubang (“hole, opening, gap”), commonly misspelled and pronounced in Singapore as lobang.

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