shiok
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Malay:
syok
Detailed etymology
definitions
adjective
- extremely pleasurable; satisfying; feel-good; enjoyable; comfortable
- (of food) delicious; pleasurable; extremely satisfying
- happy; satisfied; pleased; feeling good; ecstatic; enjoying oneself
Of course a lot of my shiok moments have to do with food. One of the shiok-est moments? Standing in line, feeling hungry and anticipating the food I am about to buy and eat. Shiok man.
— 2013 May 12. The New Paper, p.25. "What’s really shiok?"
interjection
- used to express extreme pleasure or admiration
usage notes
Shiok is probably one of the most richly historied words in any language that continues to be used to this day, and is pronounced nearly the same way to capture the same emotion as it was by satisfied humans thousands of years ago. Jesus probably used the word - it comes from his native language, after all.