Originally: a thief in a batik shirt who thinks taxpayer money is personal savings.
Now also: anyone your political rival doesn't like, or the mysterious "koruptor" allegedly funding every protest in Indonesia. Basically, the boogeyman with a briefcase.
Now also: anyone your political rival doesn't like, or the mysterious "koruptor" allegedly funding every protest in Indonesia. Basically, the boogeyman with a briefcase.
by bahlil July 21, 2025
(Javanese, literally: your head) A blunt comeback used when someone can't handle criticism and has no solid argument, so they deflect with attitude instead of logic.
“If the press weren’t here, I’d just say, ‘ndasmu.’”
or
“If no reporters were watching, I’d go, ‘ndasmu.’”
or
“If no reporters were watching, I’d go, ‘ndasmu.’”
by bahlil July 18, 2025