Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

definitions

noun

1. squid; cuttlefish

These sotong pieces were eaten with chilli sauce. It was mouth-wateringly delicious. ... Usually Ah Chin would manage to sell 10 dried sotong.

— 2009, Soo Cham. A Mother's Tears. Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia. ISBN: 9789830683546. p.108

synonyms:

jiu hu₂
2. (metaphor) someone who is always confused, oblivious, or slow to think; an absentminded fool

synonyms:

blur sotong