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Meaning of sotong in English:

sotong

Pronunciation /ˈsəʊtɒŋ/

nounplural noun sotong, plural noun sotongs

  • 1South East Asian A squid or cuttlefish.

    ‘the fisherman uses a lamp to attract both sotong and fish within reach of his net’
    • ‘steamed prawns and crispy fried sotong’
    • ‘sotong balls’
    1. 1.1A stupid, clumsy, or confused person.
      • ‘I am such a sotong, I mixed up my interview dates!’

Phrases

    blur like sotong
    South East Asian

    • Used to indicate that someone is stupid, clumsy, or confused.

      • ‘nice location, but the staff are blur like sotong’

Origin

Malay.