Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

definitions

noun

1. a place in central Singapore, most well known from its MRT station, where dhobis (Indian washermen) historically used to ply their trade

And yet the dhobis left an impression on their new country in a way that many other servicemen didn't. When an underground station for the Mass Rapid Transportation system was built in Singapore, it was named as Dhoby Ghaut.

— 2018 July 9, Garima Garg. Scroll, "How on Earth did a glitzy part of Singapore get the name Dhoby Ghaut?". https://scroll.in/magazine/880679/how-on-earth-did-a-glitzy-part-of-singapore-get-the-name-dhoby-ghaut

synonyms:

dhoby
2. the MRT station in the Dhoby Ghaut region, which is a major and central interchange along the Red (North-South), Purple (North-East), and Orange (Circle) lines.

synonyms:

dhoby
3. (lit., archaic) an area beside a river where laundrymen (or women) wash clothes