kautim

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verb

to finish, to complete

“The message from the Malaysian government to businessmen is clear: No more cronyism and no more “kautim” (Cantonese for “all settled”) culture.”

OriginCantonese 搞掂 →
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Meanings

verbkautim (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, no simple past or past participle)

alternative colloquial kawtim · alternative colloquial kaotim

  1. Manglishcolloquialno pastno present participleparticiplepastto finish, to complete

    Kautim already.

    I have already finished the task.

  2. Manglishcolloquialno pastno present participleparticiplepastto bribe officers in order to avoid punishment

    The message from the Malaysian government to businessmen is clear: No more cronyism and no more “kautim” (Cantonese for “all settled”) culture.

    1 more example

    Never try to kautim with them. Engage an experienced lawyer straight away to protect your interest. It is against the law to kautim, and there is no guarantee that you can be free from the crime.

Origin

  1. Cantonese搞掂“to finish”
  2. Englishkautim

Borrowed from Cantonese 搞掂 (gaau² dim⁶, “to finish”)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

makuti
Cite this entry
APA

kautim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kautim

MLA

“kautim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kautim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kautim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kautim.

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