obat nyamuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of obat (“drug, medicine”) +‎ nyamuk (“mosquito”).

Noun

obat nyamuk (first-person possessive obat nyamukku, second-person possessive obat nyamukmu, third-person possessive obat nyamuknya)

  1. (literally) fly spray, insecticide.
  2. (literally) insect repellent: a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces which discourages insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface.
  3. (idiomatic) third wheel: an unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date.

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