tompang
verbSingapore [ˌt˭ɔmˈp˭ɑŋ]
Etymology Malay tumpang (“to take shelter with”).
1
Invariable To have one's items carried by another; to include items as part of a trip taken by another.
- If you go out then can I tumpang some letters to be mailed from post box?2003, Samantha Hanna, An essential guide to Singlish, page 86:
- May I tumpang my furniture on your lorry?2010-07-15, Denyse Tessensohn, “Useful (and some Colloquial) words and phrases”, in Puterim.com, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016:
2 more examples
- Let’s just buy bags for men and get the girls to tompang all their stuff in there.2014-04-21, Krystle Tse, “11 Singaporean quirks we never realised about ourselves”, in Mothership.SG, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2015:
- While you were probably doing someone a favour then, you can now make some money when you help to 'tompang'.2015-04-01, Victor Loh, “New app allows you to earn money when you 'tompang'”, in AsiaOne Digital, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2015:
2
Invariable To hitch a ride.
- Eh, my wife took my car today. Can I tumpang your car to work?2009, The Coxford Singlish dictionary, page 195:
- If you need a short ride within the neighbourhood, just tumpang la.2015-08-29, Adela Megan Willy, “Just Tumpang lah!”, in Motorme.my, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2015:
3
Invariable To append something to a proposal.
- Party chief Low Thia Khiang said that, while they support the name change to honour Encik Yusof, "we cannot square with the change(s) that are being 'tompang' (piggybacked) with the name change."2015-07-15, Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, “WP MPs object to change in selection process for board”, in The Straits Times, retrieved 01 Nov 2015: