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:
simi sai
si mi sai
→
Hokkien:
什物
poj:
sím-mi̍h
+
屎
poj:
sái
Detailed etymology
definitions
determiner
- (vulgar, rude) what; what the shit; what crap
synonyms:
pronoun
- (vulgar, rude) any old thing; anything; whatever; everything
I think we have reached peak “simi sai also AI” in #Singapore.
— 2023 November 13, @BillyTeoYH (Twitter post). https://twitter.com/BillyTeoYH/status/1724019920319721654
synonyms:
interjection
- (vulgar, rude) what the shit; what the crap
Simi sai? Are we running out of things to report?
People went to journalism school to report these kind of things ah?
— 2021 February 21, wakeupsingapore (Instagram post). https://www.instagram.com/p/CLitj3NrufD/
synonyms: