Singlish Dictionary

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     Action
     Meaning : Show off
     Eg. That fella always like to action, wear Lollex to show off only.
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     Balls drop
     Meaning : To be very frightened. In such a severe state of
     apprehension that there is acute male organ prolapse resulting in a
     less than manly disposition.
     Eg. You know my boss that day KPKB and shout at me so loud make my
     balls drop only, can even hear rolling sound some more!!
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     Bang Balls
     Meaning : to be fustrated
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     Blur
     Meaning : Adjective usually describing a person who always does not
     know what is going on.
     Eg. Ah Beng has been going out with Ah Lian for 3 days and everyone
     knows about it except Ah Kow so you say, "Ah Kow, why you so blur
     one?"
     Also see Sotong.
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     Bo Hew
     Meaning: Similar to but not entirely synonymous to BO CHAP.  Can be
     used together as a phrase for emphasis.
     Eg. Today ROD day, everybody really bo hew bo chap man!
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     Buay Song
     Meaning: Not happy, normally used to describe not happy with something
     or with someone.
     Eg: He buay song you is it? or You buay song things are to be done
     like that har?
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     Chope
     Meaning : reserve.
     For the KS S'poreans, this word is very useful.
     Eg. In the school, you tell your friends to "go chope the 3rd row
     seats for me, ok?". When you go to concerts with free seating, you see
     some people coming very early choping seats for their relatives and
     friends.
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     Colour Water
     Meaning : Arrogant, boastful
     Eg. This guy really damn colour water. Rolex watch must also wear
     outside his long-sleeve shirt.
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     Go stun
     Meaning : to reverse
     Frequently used by automobile drivers
     Eg. Ahhh, you go stun first, then you can pak over there lor...
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     Humtum
     Meaning : To hit something or someone by the use of one's hand or an
     object.
     Eg. "You better listen to me ok? If not I humtum you, understand!" or
     if anyone remember the game of humtum bola? A game which has almost
     disappeared from the scenes of the primary schools in Singapore. The
     object of the game is to throw a ball at someone running all over the
     place hoping to hit the target.  Usually, a small ball is used, but
     the occasional Pong-Pong fruit will do.
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     Inggrish
     Meaning : English
     Eg."Wah ! The Inggrish test so dee-fee-kurt one, sure fail. Why dowan
     to give us students pass, leh ? Must make us study so cham. Feddup."
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     Hiao
     Meaning : Vain
     Eg, "Ah Lian jin hiao, make-up alway so thick, like pan-cake"
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     Hup Ply
     Meaning : Half-price
     Eg. "Aiyoh! I forgot my bus pass and cannot get hup ply"
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     Kah Nah Sai
     Meaning : to be hard done by or have bad luck happening to one.
     Eg. Wah lao, today I went to school and met this Headmaster, kah nah
     sai man!
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     Kiam Chye
     Meaning : Dialect for pickled green vegetables. Kiam Chye is saltish,
     dark green and kind of soggy. Term used to describe papers or
     books that have been badly crumbled, mistreated, and generally in a
     bad condition (eg. books with doggy ears).
     Eg. If you say to your classmate "Wah, your textbook become kiam chye
     already.", you invaribly mean to be sarcastic implying that she/he has
     studied very hard and used the textbook a lot.
     Teacher telling the class, "I don't want any assignments late or on
     kiam chye ok?" Meaning no late assignments on crumbled sheets of
     paper.
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     Lay Leo
     Meaning : Radio
     Eg. "You got listen to Lay Leo or not?" (Translation: Did you listen
     to the radio?)
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     Lolls Loys
     Meaning : Rolls Royce, the preferred dream car of discerning Ah Bengs
     who have made it in life
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     Mana oo eng?
     Meaning : Where got time?  Too preoccupied with other things to chap.
     Eg. see cartoon? mana oo eng?
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     Onney
     Meaning : only
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     Orleng Tzu
     Meaning : Known in English as Orange Juice. Modern and affluent, Ah
     Bengs and Ah Lians are nowadays well dressed (including Versace),
     in-line with Singapore's spectacular economic growth. Sometimes, it is
     difficult to discern them from the crowd, especially the stunning Ah
     Lians. However, the give-away is when they order Orleng Tzu from the
     waiter/bartender.
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     Pun chan
     Meaning : To give a chance
     Eg. Ok lah, see you small, pun chan you, let you go first.
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     skarly
     Meaning : Short form for 'Suddenly'
     Eg. "I was about to make a right turn. Skarly this car appears from
     nowhere and nearly langah me!"
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     See First
     Meaning : To adopt a wait-and-see attitude, delaying any
     decision-making till the last minute.
     eg. "Oi, tomorrow want to go chalet or not?" "See first, lah"
     "Wah low, you really want to go or not?" "Wait, see first, if Ai Swee
     go, I go"
     Often used to see how many people are going to an event before making
     a commitment. Typical of KS S'poreans. If no one go, I am not going
     too.
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     Sotong
     Meaning : Always dunno what is going on. Sotong is the malay word for
     octopus. When octopus squirts ink, everything is blurred and then
     dunno what is going on.
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     Ya Ya
     Meaning : Boastful
     Eg. Wah, he so ya ya one.