Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to
non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
also can:
z
-z
→
English:
-z
Detailed etymology
definitions
suffix
- colloquializing suffix, normally used to create a slang term with a quirky, silly, cool, cute etc. twang from another word, e.g. boom → boomz or rabak → rabz
- downtoning suffix, used to reduce the intensity or harshness of a swear word or other vulgarity, e.g. na bei → nabz or fuck → fuzz
synonyms:
synonyms: