Meanings
plural ah kuas · alternative ah gua · alternative ah qua · alternative ah kwa · alternative AQ · alternative AK
- An effeminate man; a male cross-dresser.
I did not tell him that this ah qua had three years at the London School of Economics […] Although I never did finish my degree.
2001 [1992], Russell Heng, Lest the Demons Get to Me, revised version January 2001, via National Library Board Singapore, Act 1, page 6 - A transgender woman.
- A male prostitute.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Hokkien阿倌
- Englishah kua
From Hokkien 阿倌 (a-koaⁿ).
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ah kua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ah%20kua
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