Interest in swear words probably reached its peak in 1999 when arguably Malaysia’s most shocking book ever was published. Anybody could write the most expletive-laden book, but if the writer is a National Laureate, have won the National Literary Award and a university professor to boot, it surely will raise quite a few eyebrows.

I have read Dato’ Haji Shahnon Ahmad’s 1966 novel Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan cover to cover on many occasions and enjoyed it tremendously, so when he put his name to a book with a name like Shit @ PukiMak @ PM, it was impossible to resist.

Back to subject matter, the following words could also be found in other parts of the country, or even in neighbouring countries.

This is what I have heard people say or seen people write over the years.

This is strictly for “educational” purposes, don’t hold me responsible for any damages or injuries sustained after uttering these words in public!

The usual way of saying them is “ki”, followed by any of the following words:

(a) ma’ / mak
(b) mas
(c) mai
(d) tiang
(e) tai / thai
(f) ni’
(g) sing [is the intention to say "singh"?]
(h) ndit / ndet / ndat [possibly all variations of the same word]

Dengkos suggested the following:

(i) tiaw
(j) mbet
(k) ting

Any more I missed?

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