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rabak

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Singapore: /ˈɹɑbɑʔ/
  • Singapore: /-k/
  • Singapore: [ˈɹa(ː).baʔ]
  • [ˈɹa(ː)˧.baʔ˦]
  • [-˦˧]

1

adj

Meaning 1

Out of control, messed up; (by extension) terrible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Singlish, predicative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

In a sorry state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Singlish, predicative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Malay rabak (“ragged; in tatters”).