Meaning of jakun | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Fascinated by objects, events, or experiences which seem ordinary to others.
   Singapore, derogatory, informal
2. Overly excited, bad-tempered, unruly, or unsophisticated.
   Malaysia, informal, offensive

Examples

“A jakun tourist’s worst nightmare…is an idiot who simply cannot see that people want to take photographs & simply stands right in front of the object jakun tourists want to photograph, & lingers around it.”

“Yes, it was one of the many jakun moments I had while in Singapore.”

“And it’s popular foods in Korean culture that apparently so many of our readers are familiar with it all! But of course, we all jakun lah LOL.”

“Sorry so jakun, need to post a picture of my Uber because it looks like a Bentley.”

“I was so jakun with the pen thingy and this happened hehe I feel like a kid.”

CEFR level