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toke cork

toke cork
Β v.β€”Β Β«My friends were β€œtoking cork” (local parlance for casual, somewhat nonsensical conversations).Β»Β β€”β€œβ€˜LINKIN’g Up At The β€˜PARK’dang” by Irwin YeloΒ CrapGaloreΒ (Singapore)Β June 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

heatiness

heatiness Β n.β€”Β Β«Eating mangosteens can counter the β€œheatiness” of durians. Fact: Once again, Dr Zainal said there is no scientific evidence to support this.Β»Β β€”β€œPrickly heat” by Teo Pau LinΒ Straits TimesΒ (Singapore)Β June 13, 2004. (source: Double...

chope

chope Β v.β€”Β Β«i see all the Very Beautiful Girls all kena choped by all the Very Rich Guys in their Very Posh Sportscars. meβ€”nothing. nothing. nothing. Β»Β β€”β€œI’m A Failure” by Very Nice GuyΒ Usenet: soc.culture.singaporeΒ Apr. 2, 1997. (source: Double...

chope

chope Β v.β€”Β Β«She did not think her children needed tuition, but five years ago, a colleague persuaded her to chope (book) a tutor who was a former secondary school mathematics teacher. β€œIt all started when a colleague said: β€˜I will chope a tutor for...

chope

chope Β v.β€”Β Β«The dictionary, called Ah Kow’s Ingglish Dicksonairy, carries explanations for words such as β€œchim,” meaning difficult to understand, and β€œchope,” to reserve something.Β»Β β€”β€œDigital Kopitiam” Straits TimesΒ (Singapore)Β May 4, 1995. (source:...