Singapore Lingo / Singapore Slangs (part 4)

Sia Kah

Means : To describe a people playing mahjong in the same table :
Who doesn't give you any tiles to MAKAN or/and
Who keep throwing tiles to let other in the table win except you.
Use on anyone you don't like particularly who he/she does something that annoys you. Hokkien: Sia (Shit!!!) Kah (leg)


Siao Liao

Meaning 1: Crazy, out of his mind
Example : I think he siao liao, so on for what? Never ask you to do you still go and do!!

Meaning 2: expression used before or after `disaster'. A.k.a. die lah!
Example : This time siao liao! Got assignment to hand in tomorrow still haven't do!

Singapore Lingo / Singapore Slangs (part 3)

Lay long

Meaning : To display, parade (especially something of little or no value)
Example: Aiyah, Ah Kow, why you lay-long your singlet and socks all over the shop! Please keep them in the cupboard. (see All Over The Shop)


Lem Bek

Meaning : To be laggi weak physically.. (Warning: Could be sexually offensive so pls be lem bek just this once - use with care !)
Origin : (probably) Malay

Example : Aiyoh ! Why he everything cannot do one..so lembek !


Lerf

Meaning : Love
Example : Darling ah.....I lerf you for-efer you kno w? Donch leaf me hor?

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!'

Singapore Lingo / Singapore Slangs (part 1)

Stepping on a foreign land can be tricky.  You dont know dialect



Ah Then?

In other words, "isn't it obvious?" A rhetorical question used to express disgust at the listener's stupidity in grasping the obvious.
Example: Ah Mao: Go World Trade Center can take 61 meh? Ah Kow: Ah then? Of cos lar!