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kiah su

kiah su  n.— «My favorite of these is “kiah su” which is Hokkien for “afraid to lose (out)” (Mandarin pa shu). Someone who is kiah su will go to great lengths to, for example, buy something they don’t really want...

vacation diplomacy

vacation diplomacy  n.— «In 1990, Hao Po-tsun, then “president of Executive Yuan,” visited Singapore on vacation, which set the precedent for what later came to be called “vacation diplomacy.”» —“Taiwan trip...

tok cork

tok cork v. to chat or talk idly. Also talk cork. Etymological Note: Perhaps from English talk (poppy)cock, v., ‘to talk nonsense.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

tok cork

tok cork  v.— «Tok Cork, TOk Cork you the best./Singnet Singnet is the best/You better shut your trap/if not i let you eat my cat!» —“Re: My story with Singnet (rev. 1.1)” by Andy Chan Usenet: soc.culture...

tok cork

tok cork  v.— «den jocelyn n gang were closee by..n i n derrick juz sit dere..tok a bit cork..den wait wait wait..juz to find out tat dey were waiting at the otehr side.» —by You Sian S.H.A.M.A.N K.I.N.G...

tok cork

tok cork
 v.— «Now me here happily hunting for downloads and switching back to irc toking cork with my pals.» —by Tan Shee Wee I Am What I Am Nov. 22, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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