Your/My Grandfather’s Road Origin: Singlish/English- usually used to tell off someone when they block others from accessing a place/road. Your Grandfather’s road – is used to tell off people when they block the way of others on a public road/place. My Grandfather’s Road – is used to tell people that their grandfather literally own this […]
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Cock-Up
Cock-Up Origin: English – a common phrase used to describe something bad has occurred Cock-Up is frequently used to described a situation where something bad or unpleasant has occurred and prevent rightful things from happening or causing something bad to happen. E.g. a cock-up that leads to something that was supposed to happen not happening […]
Referee Kayu
Referee Kayu Origin: Malay- Kayu literally means wood in malay and Referee Kayu is used as a chant to scold referees when they made incorrect decisions. Referee Kayu could be often heard when one watches a live football match at a stadium. This often occurs when the referee made an incorrect or odd decision. Referee […]
Water Parade
Water Parade Origin: Army Lingo – A parade where recruits have to drink large amounts of water. The term Water Parade is something that a Singaporean male will never forget. This is a parade where recruits or trainees need to partake by drinking large amounts of water to prepare them for the upcoming physical training. The […]
Horrigible
Horrigible Origin: Singlish/Misspell – It is a misspell of horrible and could also mean a combination of both horrible and incorrigible Horrigible is sometimes used to describe both a horrible and incorrigible person.
Chi-Ba-Boom
Chi-Ba-Boom Origin: Singlish – It is a phrase one would say to mimic the sound of an explosion. Chi-Ba-Boom is often used to mimic the sound of an explosion or describe an explosion; often in a comical way.