Chop, Cock, Mug, Shag and Stoned It was a cock night full of mugging, I just wanted to stone. Damn shag leh. It was a rubbish night full of cramming…
Category: <span>Singlish</span>
10 Unique Singapore English word definitions due to mistranslated Chinese & Malay: Action, Christian, Follow, Help, Keep, Open, Send, Spoilt, Stay, and Scold There are many differences between the English used in…
Happy National Day 2014 Singapore Loving Singapore Our Home Lets celebrate these 10 cool things about Singapore:
Scouse “Scouse is noted for a fast, highly accented manner of speech, with a range of rising and falling tones not typical of most of Northern England.” That sounds like the definition of Singlish!…
A collection of interesting observations from around my neighbourhood. Construction can be funny We have some awesome vehicles What is taught here, I wonder? Winter Wonderland
Part 2. Thanks for all your messages and suggestions in response to part 1. Here are 10 more English words that have a slightly different meaning in Singapore. These words…
Mugging Singlish Phrase “Last night I mug so much, so sian already”. (to mug is to cram for an examination. sian is an adjective for “bored/tired”.) Singapore has both a…
And Other Nautical Metaphors ‘Gostan’ is actually a Malay contraction of a nautical term to “go astern”. It can be pronounced “go stunt” or expressed “gostan balik” (reverse back).…
Here are 18 English words that have a slightly different meaning in Singapore. These words should be used with caution when travelling to English speaking countries. Part 2 can be…
Some would say I’m boh liao for writing this post. However, I say poppycock, don’t talk cock! I enjoy sharing information about slang. It’s shiok, the bee’s knees, although it does…