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Etymology 1

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Origin unknown.

Noun

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mampus

  1. (British dialect, Dorset) A large number.
    Synonyms: shedload; see also Thesaurus:lot

Etymology 2

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From Malay mampus (to die, to perish, to be wiped out).

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Adjective

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mampus (not comparable)

  1. (Singapore, informal) finished, wiped out, kaput.
    • 1985, The Straits Times [newspaper]
      "Oh, my wife is such a shrew. No wonder I can't stay with her!" Mampus, you're finished!
    • 1998, unknown author, Singapore Business, page 123:
      Luckily, there were not in US dollars. If they were, mampus.
    • 2008 June 29, Khairul Neezam, “khaaaa-zaaam!”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], archived from the original on 7 February 2013:
      Advertlets? 2 months still haven’t received?!?!?! OMG. I just cashed out mine like last week. MAMPUS. Like this December then get?
    • 2009, Muhammad Norsina Zalin, My Name is Sina: Hi… , [blog]
      Don't be [surprise] if I am using "Sure mampus", [s]o lembap or etc in this blog..
    • 2010, Dream Academy, [advertisement]
      Mampus! The recipe was in my family for seven generations! Now my unborn grandchildren will never get to enjoy this sedap dish with their multi-racial friends.”
    • 2013, William Gwee Thian Hock, A Baba Boyhood: Growing Up During World War 2, page 205 [book]
      Mampus lah. How can immature females be allowed to choose their own life partner?”
Usage notes
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Commonly used in a joking manner to refer to oneself when in trouble, or as a form of curse to someone else.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay mampus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qa(m)pus (come to an end, be destroyed). Doublet of hapus. Compare Sundanese apus (easily go out, extinguished (fire)).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmampʊs]
  • Hyphenation: mam‧pus

Verb

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mampus

  1. (vulgar) to die
    Synonym: mati

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qa(m)pus (come to an end, be destroyed). Doublet of hapus. Compare Sundanese apus (easily go out, extinguished (fire)).

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mampus (Jawi spelling ممڤوس)

  1. (vulgar) to die, to perish
    Synonyms: mati, meninggal dunia
    Antonym: hidup

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