selekeh

S1E1L1E1K5E1H4
Singapore/səˈleɪkeɪ/

adjective

Slovenly, unkempt.

OriginMalay selekeh →
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Meanings

adjectiveselekeh (comparative more selekeh, superlative most selekeh)

comparative more selekeh · superlative most selekeh

  1. SingaporeSinglishSlovenly, unkempt.

    Selekeh in all things, he was small and dark with a badly pock-marked face and a chin so weak it seemed to rest halfway down his neck. Nonetheless Mahmud had been the most popular of Usman Khalid's four sons-in-law: […]

    1996, Heroes and Other Stories, page 73

Origin

  1. Malayselekeh
  2. Englishselekeh

Unadapted borrowing from Malay selekeh.

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Cite this entry
APA

selekeh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selekeh

MLA

“selekeh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selekeh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selekeh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selekeh.

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