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:
not happy talk outside not happy, go outside not happy go outside
not happy, talk outside
简
繁
→
Hokkien:
𫧃爽
𣍐爽
poj:
bōe-sóng
+
后尾
後尾
poj:
āu-bóe/bé
+
讲
講
poj:
kóng
+
English:
not
+
happy
+
talk
+
outside
Detailed etymology
definitions
expression
- (rude) used to issue a challenge to someone who one feels has transgressed against or has a problem with oneself, inviting the other party to settle things outside (implying an escalated altercation possibly involving physical violence)