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gan kor kor
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:
gan kor kor gankor gankorkor kan kor kan kor kor
gan kor
简
繁
→
Mandarin:
干
乾
pinyin:
gān
+
Hokkien:
哥
poj:
ko͘
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- someone who is not related by blood or by law to another, but is considered an elder brother to them based on social, cultural, or other ties, such as a close male friend, godbrother, or blood brother; term of address for such a person
- (innuendo) a close older male friend with whom one has a brotherly and friendly relationship, but also a mutual or one-sided romantic or sexual interest in; an older male paramour or admirer
Honestly one ah, my gan kor tell me hor, actually this bill ah, is so that we cannot anyhow say the gahmen. Eh he say one ah, not I say one!
— 2019 May 5, Michelle Chong. The Michelle Chong Channel (Youtube), "Ah Lian VLOG #19: Premium Lian Meets Minister K Shanmugam". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYH-6oZEiJw
All the “gan kor kors” who lured me into kisses😑😒 #骗小妹妹 #iykyk
— 2024 July 2, dj.ying (Instagram post). https://www.instagram.com/p/C86rJVpPFD5/. acc 2024 August 29