Singapore Lingo / Singapore Slangs (part 2)

Jia Lat!

Means : Very serious; prefixed with see-peh; to make it even more serious.
Example : jia-lat man! Exam this time sure fail one.


Jheelo

Meaning : Zero
Example : Someone yelling into the phone to his bookie, "One hunnert, you idiert!!! One-jheelo-jheelo!"


Joffee

Literal meaning : Geography
Example : 'Ay, tomollow the JOFFEE tess you study liao not? Sure damn chiatlat one nah!'


Jude

Means : It 's a word commonly use by buayas(color wolf).No known sources where it is from. It 's actual meaning is pretty or rather sweet in description of a ger (female human being).
Example : 'Ooi Ah Leng!!!Look there !!!!!! you see that ger walking across the Atrium, wah-lau damn jude man !!!!'


Kan-cheong

Meaning : To be hurried, flustered, uptight The MRT door heaven open yet, you so kan-cheong for whaaaat! Now ownee Apler, Novembler then exam, why so kan-cheong?


Kan si lang pai kua

Meaning : Extremely ugly

Example1 :

Wah lan your girlfriend kan si lang pai kua, if I were you I would tiao lau. (tiao lau - jump off the building or commit suicide)

Example2 :

That shirt you bought from Y_ohan, kan si lang pai kua. Why not gi..me.


Ke Chia

Meaning : Up the lorry (literal) Other meaning: Die!!!
Example : Wah-piang eh! Two-mo-low got test leh, haven't pe-pair yet, so ke Chia!!!


Kena

Meaning : Literal "to be stained by SHIT". Used to comment that a person has done something to thoroughly embarass/disgrace himself
Example : Wah liaow! His singing so terok but still action on stage, really kena sai, man!


Kiam Siak

Origin : Hokkian
Meaning : Stingy

Example : Just one chicken wing only what, why you so calculative, sooo kiam siak, treat me lah.


Kiasu

Origin : Hokkian
Meaning : The fear of losing out

Example : (In a bootfel Steam-boat Rest-torant)

Ah Huat : "Why you so kiasu? Take so many. After can take again what"
Ah Poh : "No lah, if don't take now, after no more already"


Kim gui

Meaning : Direct translation from Hokkien is golden turtle. Available rich men.
Example : Why you so stewpit, so pretty you, can hook a kim gui what, why so sai yang, whai what yourself with this poor guy?