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In some senses, jakun is marked as derogatory, informal, offensive. Watch for register when choosing this word.
jakun
/d͡ʒʌkun/
adj 2name 1
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3ADJ.
all, many, worst
VERB + JAKUN
object
JAKUN + NOUN
moments, s, tourist, tourists
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adj
1
Fascinated by objects, events, or experiences which seem ordinary to others.
A jakun tourist’s worst nightmare…is an idiot who simply cannot see that people want to take photographs & simply stands right in front of the object jakun tourists want to photograph, & lingers around it.
Yes, it was one of the many jakun moments I had while in Singapore.
2
Overly excited, bad-tempered, unruly, or unsophisticated.
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Their Austronesian language.
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A jakun tourist’s worst nightmare…is an idiot who simply cannot see that people want to take photographs & simply stands right in front of the object jakun tourists want to photograph, & lingers aroun
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Yes, it was one of the many jakun moments I had while in Singapore.
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And it’s popular foods in Korean culture that apparently so many of our readers are familiar with it all! But of course, we all jakun lah LOL.
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