Ugal-ugalan
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
adjective
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
Behaving in a rude, crude, or disrespectful manner, commonly observed among motorcyclists on public roads.
Etymology
Reduplicated form of 'ugal' meaning unruly or rude.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication