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:

kiao ka khiao kah khiao kar kiao kah kiao kar keow kah keow kar

khiao kha

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Hokkien:

跷跤

poj:

khiau-kha

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definitions

verb

  1. to sit on a chair with one leg raised and the foot resting on the chair, or the leg resting on the other thigh to form a triangle shape

    2. I always khiao kha at the kopitiam while I lim my morning teh cos liddat lagi song.


adjective

  1. sitting on a chair while having one leg raised with the foot resting on the chair, or the leg resting on the other thigh to form a triangle shape

    2. My mother always told me off for sitting khiao kha because she said it made me look like some chor lor Ah Seng.


related:

khiao kha yo lam pa kha2 bo eng jiak zua idle king khong kha khiao tuang lepak relak one corner nua

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