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kana makan

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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kana makan

kena makan

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Malay:

kena

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makan

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definitions

verb

  1. to be taken advantage of; to be swindled

    2. Cheese pies, who says buy more win more arh ?
    Knn, kena makan gao gao...
    Now must eat Cai peng - white rice lum lor with one veg only..... for whole month .

    — 2023 September 18, jansen chan. Hardwarezone, "4 7 27 32 37 49 44". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/4-7-27-32-37-49-44.6950548/

  2. to be overwhelmed or overtaken; to get bought over
  3. (literal) to be eaten, consumed, swallowed, etc.

    4. Huh this brand the sole so thick also can kena makan by escalator?

    — 2023 September 25, Sodomicha. Hardwarezone, "[stomp] Woman falls down after slipper gets caught in escalator at Plaza Singapura ... (its coming? escalator makan ppl soon?)". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/stomp-woman-falls-down-after-slipper-gets-caught-in-escalator-at-plaza-singapura-its-coming-escalator-makan-ppl-soon.6952866/page-2


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