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:
put put pootpoot putput
poot poot
→
English:
poot
+
poop
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
- (childish) to defaecate; to poop; to go for a poop
Shortly after her departure, Jeremy, our two-year-old son, came into the bedroom and said: "Pa, pa, poot poot."
I turned pale. "Poot poot" for the benefit of the uninitiated is baby talk for wanting to answer nature's call — and I don't mean urinating.
noun
- (childish) faeces; poop