referee kayu

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kayu

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  1. used to berate or deride a referee (especially in football/soccer) for being stupid, missing important game events, being intentionally biased, or generally making decisions that are unfavourable for the team one is supporting

    2. My sister loved her first night in Singapore at the country's first neighbourhood sports complex ... She joined in with the chanting (once she had learned "de-fend, clear the ball" and "referee kayu", she had pretty much exhausted our repertoire).

    — 2015, Neil Humphreys. Saving A Sexier Island: Notes from an Old Singapore. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN: 9789814677523. p.4

    And when the Lions danced Kallang roared, when they were humbled we cried, often we hit out with "Referee Kayu!" ...

    — 2007 May 10, Leonard Thomas. Today, "Farewell, grand lady". p.76


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