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.

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definitions

adjective

  1. (of food, usually noodles) with soup served on the side instead of with the main dish

    2. synonyms:

    dry
  2. dry

interjection

  1. 'cheers!'; 'bottoms up'; phrase said as a toast when drinking

    2. synonyms:

    yam seng
  2. (drinking) chanted to egg somebody on to finish a drink to the last drop

    3. Ta! Ta! Ta!… Aiseh, power lah! Solid chap!


related:

chao ta bo ta bo lam pa ta liao superstar mee kia mee pok

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