Meanings
adverbtolong (not comparable)
- Singaporecolloquialnot comparableplease
‘Tolong, please don’t use the word ‘haunt’ in this context. It’s too creepy,’ said the Wife, smoothing away her goosebumps.
2004 August 22, “Queer Eye for the Dead Guy”, in The Sunday Times (LifeStyle), page 54
Origin
- Malaytolong
- Malaytolong
- Englishtolong
Borrowed from Malay tolong.
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Cite this entry
APA
tolong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolong
MLA
“tolong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolong. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tolong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolong.
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