dibagéro

Betawi

Etymology

From di- +‎ bagéro.

Verb

dibagéro

  1. passive of bagéro (“to call someone an idiot”)
    • c. 1970, Uci Sanusi, “Rancak Zaman Jepang [The Poem of Japanese Occupation]”, in Betawi Tempo Doeloe [Old-Time Batavia], Jakarta: Sumber Ria, track A2:
      Ikan teri, ikan bandeng, nyang gedé’ si ikan kuro / Nyang paling gedé ikan kuro / Iseng-iseng ga’ bagi’ si Jepang, digampar, ketepok, dibagéro
      (Compared to) anchovies and milkfish, the treadfin was bigger / Treadfin was the biggest / Tried to keep it from the Japanese, I got slapped, smacked, and called an idiot
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