Meanings
proper noun
alternative Indodesh
- InternetderogatoryethnicoffensiveslurA pejorative term used to mock or demean Indonesia by associating its population or economy with foreign labor demographics.
- Internetderogatoryethnicoffensiveslursocio-politicalA specific term used to disparage Indonesian migrant workers (especially female domestic workers, or TKW) who marry or form relationships with Bangladeshi migrant workers while employed abroad.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
Banglanesia
Origin
Blend of Indonesia (country) + Bangladesh (country). Popularized in the mid-2020s on social media platforms (such as TikTok, X, and Facebook) by Malaysian and regional netizens as a retaliatory counter-insult to the Indonesian-coined derogatory term Malaydesh.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Indondesh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indondesh
MLA
“Indondesh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indondesh. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indondesh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indondesh.
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