ke belakang pusing

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1. SingaporeinvariablegovernmentTo make an about-turn; more precisely, to turn 180 degrees clockwise, then stomp one’s left foot.
2. SingaporeSinglishhumorousinformalinvariableoftenTo turn around and retrace one’s steps (e.g., when one has lost their way or gone in the wrong direction); to turn around and run away (e.g., from a problematic situation).

   He did not even get the chance to step foot on Singapore soil before he was duly told to ‘ke belakang pusing’ (translated to U-turn, in English) back to Batam at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.

   2022, Amierul Rashid, “'You might wanna visit Johor and claim the same thing': Netizens weigh in on preacher who said Singapore belongs to Riau”, in AsiaOne, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2025

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1. SingaporegovernmentA 180° turn; an about-turn.

   Have you ever attempted a ke-belakang pusing (about-turn) on the move with your feet apart? That day, my knee caps stabbed two soldiers in their kidneys.

   1987, Michael Chiang, Army Daze, Landmark Books, →ISBN, page 65