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tio makan

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.

also can:

tio makan

tioh makan

简 繁

→

Hokkien:

着

poj:

tio̍h

+

Malay:

makan

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definitions

verb

  1. to be taken advantage of; to be swindled

    2. Your friend need to grind his tooth to find his next job liao ... Sad to say, your friend tio makan liao.

    — 2023 September 13, Medicated Oil. Hardwarezone, "my friend tio 2 options from HR". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/my-friend-tio-2-options-from-hr.6948559/page-11

  2. to be overwhelmed or overtaken; to get bought over

    3. How come econ mini mart no more liao. Is it Tio makan by sheng Siong

    — 2021 March 2, Shion. Hardwarezone, "How come econ mini mart no more liao. Is it Tio makan by sheng Siong". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/how-come-econ-mini-mart-no-more-liao-is-it-tio-makan-by-sheng-siong.6475477/page-2

  3. (literal) to be eaten, consumed, swallowed, subsumed, etc.

    4. if pay option fee already but found out cannot loan enough, then havent sign lease.. the option fee is tio makan or refunded?

    — 2013 September 10, d3fc0n. Hardwarezone, "those who had done HLE application". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/those-who-had-done-hle-application.4369919/


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