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:
hoot
hut
→
Hokkien:
拂
poj:
hut
+
刜
poj:
hut/phut
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
- to act recklessly; to disregard everything; to do without care for the consequences
- to fight; to hit; to beat up
- do; general dummy verb used to mean doing some action, especially one usually performed on or with a given noun
If not then lose already what! Just anyhow hoot also can!
synonyms:
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