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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khiao kha io lam pa khiao kha io lan pa khiao kha you lam pa kiao ka you lam pa kiao ka io lam pa kiao ka io lan pa kiao kah yo lum pa khiao kah io lam pa kiao kar yo lum pa khiau kha yo lam pha kiao ka you lam pa kiao ka you lan pa

khiao kha yo lam pa

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Hokkien:

跷跤摇𡳞脬

poj:

khiau-kha iô lām-pha

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definitions

verb

  1. (idiom) to have nothing better to do; to while away the time; to be idle; to sit around having too much free time on one's hands

    2. I tried to be relatively productive while I was unemployed, going to the gym and such, but most days I just khiao kha yo lam pa.


expression

  1. (idiom) expressing that one has nothing better to do than to while away the time, having too much free time on one's hands

related:

khiao kha lam pa lepak one leg kick bo eng1 jiak zua fuck spider idle king khong kha khiao jiak liao bee snake2 snake king2 phor lam pa phor shake leg kha2 lan si pak chiu cheng eat soft rice eat slipper rice sell grapes relak one corner eng

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