mahathir use this as public name, is this some kind of slang?

ma- ha- det-

utara slang

cerdik

mahathir hiphop badass name

u xpect him put kutty?

genius person?

Che Mahadet @ Encik Mahathir @ Tun Mahathir.

That is Kedahan style of calling him long time ago.

Chipek

Chedet. U can change the d to P.

Cheat determindly

Dik cerdas

Snake

Chedet hipster slang /k don’t understand

But tis oso not explained how CHE or Inchi mahaTHIR become DET 🤭🤭

its like abang anwar become bang non

arifin become apin

Pergi become pi, mari become mai

Thir become det

Maybe he wants to be like Che Guevara?

It means senile old man tak mau mati while driving or having driven this country to the ground

Kedahan slang, nickname.

Orang tanya a dia jawab b

i see, this explains it

It is a Kedah / Northerners style of pronunciation of certain words/names.

Kadir become Kadiaq
Mahathir become Mahadet
Duit also become det (it has a distinct pronunciation)
Masjid become mesjid/t
Market/Pasar become merket