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Sunny-Side Up Eggs

Sunny-side up eggs sometime go by the name looking at you eggs, an apparent reference to how the yolk in the middle of the egg white makes them resemble eyes. A similar idea appears in the German name, which translates as “mirror egg,”...

splash and dash

splash and dash  n.— «But the law did not anticipate “splash and dash”—a loophole in the system. This practice involves bringing a tanker of biodiesel made elsewhere, usually Indonesia or Malaysia, to the United States, adding...

red dot

red dot  n.— «Gesturing across the wood-paneled office, he points to a relief map of Indonesia and the surrounding region mounted on the far wall. “It’s OK with me, but there are 211 million people (in Indonesia),” he says...

little red dot

little red dot  n.— «Comparing Singapore with the United States, Japan and Australia, Goh said: “We are not in the same class. After all we are only three million people. Just a little red dot on the map. Where is the capacity to...

Bahasa Inglonesia

Bahasa Inglonesia  n.— «More and more English words are being added to Bahasa Indonesia everyday! If this continues, Bahasa Indonesia will slowly blossom to become Bahasa Inglonesia.» —“‘Bahasa Inglonesia’?” by K.B...

KKN

KKN n. corruption, collusion, and nepotism. Etymological Note: Initialism of the Bahasa Indonesia words korupsi, kolusi and nepotisme, which are probably derived from English. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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