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:

chim-ness cheemness cheem-ness

chimness

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Singlish:

chim

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English:

-ness

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definitions

noun

  1. the quality of being chim; the character of using complex terminology and overly-sophisticated vocabulary

    2. There is a stark difference in chimness between the compos of these two students. I personally prefer the more sophisticated one, as it shows a more advanced grasp of English.


related:

chiminology atas air-level chim kiasuness kiasiness