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单词 lepak
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lepakn.

Brit. /ˈlɛpak/, U.S. /ˈlɛpɑk/, Singapore and Malaysian English /ˈlɛˌpɑk/
Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Malay.
Etymology: Apparently < Malay (see lepak v.).
Malaysian English and Singapore English.
The practice of loitering aimlessly or idly; loafing, relaxing, hanging out. Frequently attributive.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > behaviour
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truandisea1400
sleuthingc1450
slugging1532
truanting1532
lusking1579
concessation1623
lazinga1626
lounging1793
loafing1838
bumming1857
mooch1859
loaf1860
sluggarding1864
flânerie1873
slobbery1912
spine-bashing1941
slobbing1960
lepak1993
lepaking1994
1993 Aliran Monthly 13 20 (heading) Hanging around the idea of lepak.
1994 Business Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 16 July He underlined the ‘lepak’ culture, or the inclination among some in the younger generation to loaf, as one particularly negative habit.
1998 C. A. Lockard Dance of Life v. 233 Increasing numbers of teenagers and young adults (especially Malays) enjoy ‘hanging out’; their elders call it lepak ‘loitering’ and view it as idleness.
2006 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 16 Sept. 24 Apart from the occasional seminar or art exhibit, it is fast turning into a favourite lepak haunt.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

lepakv.

Brit. /ˈlɛpak/, U.S. /ˈlɛpɑk/, Singapore and Malaysian English /ˈlɛˌpɑk/
Inflections: Present participle lepaking, lepakking; past tense and past participle lepaked, lepakked;
Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Malay.
Etymology: Apparently < Malay, although the exact etymon is unclear (perhaps compare lĕpa inattention, being off one's guard). Compare lepak n.
Malaysian English and Singapore English.
intransitive. To loiter aimlessly or idly; to loaf, relax, hang out.
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1993 Aliran Monthly 13 20/2 One group lepaks in supermarkets while the other does it in ‘respectable’ joints.
1998 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 6 Sept. 14 I lepakked with friends. Half-day school meant I was free to roam every afternoon.
2005 Edge (Malaysia) (Nexis) 9 Sept. I cannot lepak like I would like to.
2015 Business Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 30 Jan. Nothing planned for Saturday night? Then come lepak at the National Museum—where you can shop, eat and drink and also catch an outdoor movie screening.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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