Tetek
Tetek is a colloquial term used in Indonesian and Malay to refer to the human breast, especially the female breast. It is widely understood in everyday speech but is considered informal or slang in many contexts and can be regarded as crude or inappropriate in formal writing or media. The neutral, formal term in both languages is payudara. Regional usage varies, and some speakers may reserve tetek for humorous, affectionate, or vulgar speech depending on tone, setting, and audience.
In linguistic terms, tetek is part of casual vernacular vocabulary rather than a technical anatomical term.
Anatomically, the word tetek refers to the breast as an external feature that houses the mammary glands,
Cultural usage of tetek overlaps with gendered languages and varying norms around modesty, sexuality, and humor.