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单词 dadah
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dadahn.

Brit. /ˈdɑːdɑː/, U.S. /ˈdɑdə/, Singapore and Malaysian English /ˈdɑˌdɑ/
Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay dadah.
Etymology: < Malay dadah medicine, drug.On the semantic narrowing shown by the English use compare the following:1986 Courier Mail 25 June 4/3 ‘Dadah’, originally the generic Malay word for medicine or drugs, was picked several years ago as an odious label for controlled substances that are abused.
Malaysian English.
In Malaysia: illegal drugs. Frequently attributive, as dadah trafficking.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun]
drug1668
stuporific1853
candy1925
spike1934
shit1946
juice1957
street drug1967
substance1967
dadah1980
product1983
1980 Who's Who in Malaysia & Singapore, 1979–80 394/2 In the first ever appeal by a public prosecutor against the imposition of a life sentence for dadah trafficking, the Federal court..today substituted the sentence with a death sentence.
1984 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 3: Far East (B.B.C.) 9 Mar. FE/7587/A3/3 The Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, says all dadah (drug) enforcement agencies will be on extra alert to face the dadah menace.
1998 M. Gray Drug Crazy (2000) x. 179 The penalty in Kuala Lumpur for possession of half a pound of dadah is death by hanging and they aren't kidding.
2004 Malay Mail (Nexis) 21 Aug. When the police went to the couple's apartment unit on Thursday, they also found an undisclosed amount of dadah.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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