Definitions by leakiu
Meleis
A slur that is used to downgrade Malaysian, mostly used towards close minded person. It’s basically usable for any Malaysian regardless of race but it is mostly used among the Malay community. It is like the N word for Malaysian. It is not particularly racist, it’s more to judging and downgrading someone who has different opinion.
Like the explanation, it is only usable for Malaysian. So if you see a close minded Singaporean, Indonesian or Bruneian, even if they’re Malay, they’re not categorized as “Meleis”.
Like the explanation, it is only usable for Malaysian. So if you see a close minded Singaporean, Indonesian or Bruneian, even if they’re Malay, they’re not categorized as “Meleis”.