English

Alternative forms

• angmoh
• ang mo

Noun

ang moh ‎(plural ang mohs or ang moh)

1. (Singapore, Malaysia, informal, derogatory) A white person, especially perceived as a foreigner rather than a local inhabitant. [from 19th c.]
   • 2011, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Joss and Gold, p. 254:

     Suyin recognized him immediately—the tall, uncomfortable-looking white man, the ang moh standing guard by the only unoccupied table in the cafe.

   • 2015, Straits Times, 1 August:

     "With my kind of career and background, I have the best of both worlds. You can't tell me I'm that ang moh (Caucasian) who doesn't understand."