Meanings
nounmat rep (plural mat reps)
plural mat reps · alternative matrep · alternative Mat Rep · alternative Matrep
- SingaporecolloquialinformalA male Malay delinquent.
Power la matrep.
2015, Lem_Koek_Far, [GVGT]Techno matrep jin creative and funny ah...3 more examples
Because a matrep/minahrep is supposed to be someone who’s fierce.
2009, Lets Fight For Our Rights (Online Blog)The boys in their school also have cliques, the most talked about one being ‘Mat Reps’.
2011, Viniti Vaish & Mardiana Roslan ,‘Crossing’ in Singapore, 323Just a matrep lepaking at youtube.
2016, BanchotheMatrep ,YouTube User About Page
Origin
From Mat, colloquial form of the common Malay forename Ahmad, + rep (“reputation”).
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mat rep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mat%20rep
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“mat rep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mat%20rep. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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