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bo ko leng

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.

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bo kholeng bo ko leng bo koleng boh koleng boh ko leng bo kor leng bo korleng bo khor leng bo khorleng

bo kho leng

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Hokkien / teochew:

无可能

poj:

bô-khó-lêng

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definitions

adjective

  1. impossible

    2. Bo koleng so swee first mission per year. Make it a random callup, or even better, make it happen in the middle of a major mission.

    — 2018 August 16, u/potatetoe_tractor. Reddit, "I wish there was a GTA game set in Singapore". https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/97gzc3/i_wish_there_was_a_gta_game_set_in_singapore/

    bo ko leng la, no more white horse. Then who lead our country who be those twinkle twinkle little star up there.

    — 2006 September 2, sibeisian. MrBrown.com, "But Mindef said we no more White Horse already". https://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2006/09/but_mindef_said.html


interjection

  1. 'impossible!'; 'no way'

particles

lor

effect:

resignation

—

there is truly no choice, so one must be resigned to it being done or happening some way

Haiz, really cannot? Bo pian lor...

— Community contribution

meh

effect:

questioning; probing for alternatives

—

is there really no choice?

So bo bian meh? Try again lah.

— Community contribution

related:

bo