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The Coxford Singlish Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (9 entries out of 817)
YA YA Arrogant "Don't be so ya ya, I warn you." See also: Dao Ya Ya Papaya
YA YA PAPAYA An arrogant person "Johnny is such a ya ya papaya."
YAH LAH! "I know!" Usually repeated for emphasis. Beng: "Eh, don’ch angry leh, just kidding what!"
Seng: "Yah lah, yah lah, OK lah!"
YAN DAO (Contributed by Bernard Quek) A handsome male. Mr Shitface: I am so yan dao!
Mrs Shitface: Yah, right!
YANG-OR (Contributed by Feng) Corruption of the Malay word "sayang", meaning "love" or "darling". "I wan' a yang-or," said Ah Lian, pouting.
YAT KEOK TEK (yaht kyok tek) Cantonese term literally meaning "to kick with one leg". Can be used to describe a job where one has to do everything; can also refer to a jack of all trades, but not usually by choice. "This is a small startup, everyone must yat keok tek one."
YAU KWEE Hokkien term literally meaning “hungry ghost”. It describes a glutton or avaricious person. “Eh, don’t take all the prawns from the buffet, leh! Why you so yau kwee?”
YAU MO GAU CHOR? Cantonese for "did you make a mistake", used to denote incredulity and surprise. "Ah Beng got invited to joing the Young PAP? Yau mo gau chor?" See also: Ooh yiah boh?
YOUR HEAD (Contributed by Daniel Hong) Mild curse used to disabuse someone of his or her erroneous assumption. 1. Ah Beng: "You sure fail the test!"
Ah Seng: "Your head, lah!"
2. "She? Win Miss Universe? Your head, lah!"
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