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bo pak kay

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.

also can:

bo pakai bo pakei bo pake bo pakay bo pak keh bo pak kay

bo pakeh

Hokkien:

poj:

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Baba malay:

pakeh

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definitions

adjective

  1. useless; ineffective
  2. (of a person) ineffectual; without influence

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