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way of cadging money. | way of cadging money. | ||
The practice of ''duit kopi'' has clear semantic analogies with the French | The practice of ''duit kopi'' has clear semantic analogies with the French [[pot de vin]] and the | ||
African French | African French [[argent pour la bière]], [[argent du thé]], [[argent du café]] etc.<ref name="blundo" />, and | ||
functional analogies with the Italian | functional analogies with the Italian [[bustarella]] and the Greek [[fakelaki]] (see also | ||
[[mordida]]). ''Duit kopi'', however, may also be perceived as a form of micro-extortion and has | |||
a pejorative connotation. Its negative repute is reflected in the phrase ''nak duit kopi lah tu'', | a pejorative connotation. Its negative repute is reflected in the phrase ''nak duit kopi lah tu'', | ||
rendered as ''hey, listen, don’t give away coffee money'' – an earnest advice shared amongst close friends. | rendered as ''hey, listen, don’t give away coffee money'' – an earnest advice shared amongst close friends. | ||