Usually means: Traditional Indonesian puppet shadow play.
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  3. Wayang, wayang: Wordnik
  4. wayang: Wiktionary
  5. Wayang: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (wayang)

noun:  Traditional Indonesian arts performance (shadow puppetry, theatrical, dance, etc.) originating from Java island.
noun:  A shadow theatre performance, or such performances in general.
noun:  (Malaysia, Singapore, music) Any traditional theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
noun:  (Singapore) Traditional Chinese opera, performed outdoors. The equivalent term in Mandarin is 街戲 /街戏 (jiēxì, literally “street opera”).
noun:  (Singapore, Singlish) Insincere behaviour; an act meant to deceive or mislead.
verb:  (Singapore, Singlish) To put up a front, to pretend (e.g. to be hard at work) or behave in a false and misleading way.
adjective:  (Singapore, Singlish, never attributive) For show, insincere or fake; ostentatious and showy.

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