machiam

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A form of macam — Like, similar to, resembling.

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Meanings

preposition
  1. MalaysiaSingaporeSinglishalternativeAlternative spelling of macam.

    Machiam hipster like that.

    2015, Denise Tan, “Burpple”, in Burpple.com, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2015
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    Kiasi cannot die; machiam machiam words

    2000, Liew Geok Leong, Women Without Men, page 130

    Chennai (Madras) Photo: machiam our local pasar malam…

    2009, Angel_Ling, “Tripadvisor”, in Tripadvisor.com.sg, retrieved 01 Nov 2015

    Machiam rojak! Very messy but taste shiok right?

    2014-07-30, Owl International, “Singapore, We Are Ok! (National Day Song 2014)”, in YouTube, retrieved 01 Nov 2015

    Wah machiam movie star leh. . So handsome!

    2015-09-16, Irene Ang, “Twitter”, in Twitter.com, retrieved 01 Nov 2015
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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