duit kopi
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Malay
Etymology
duit (“money”) + kopi (“coffee”)
Noun
duit kopi (Jawi spelling دوءيت کوڤي, informal 1st possessive duit kopiku, 2nd possessive duit kopimu, 3rd possessive duit kopinya)
- (idiomatic, derogatory, politics) coffee money; bribe
- 2019 July 24, Harits Asyraf Hasnan, “EKSKLUSIF: Pencemaran air Selangor: Nampak tumpahan diesel, ada individu tawar 'duit kopi'”, in Astro Awani[1]:
- Menawarkan 'duit kopi' bagi mengelak laporan dibuat kepada pihak berkuasa. Itu antara pengakuan salah seorang penduduk di sekitar kawasan aktiviti mengorek pasir dekat Bestari Jaya di sini.
- Bidding 'bribes' to avoid being reported to the authorities. That is among the accounts from one of the residents there at a place for sand excavation close to Bestari Jaya.
Further reading
- “duit kopi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.