Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Oxford-Singapore Dictionary

So you Angmohs will finally understand Singaporeans.

1) LILY - adverb. extremely, really
"Wah, you lily can sing well ah!"

2) VALLEY - adverb. extremely (same with lily)
"Look! My Versachee belt, valley nice hor?"

3) GORGES - adj. stunningly beautiful, normally found with valley 
"Wah! Ah Beng's girlflan is valley gorges leh!"

4) CORAL - verb. to bicker
"Why, you not happy, ah? Want to coral, is it?"

5) REEF - (normally followed with coral) to argue with "You lily want to coral reef me ah?"

6) ALTITUDE - adjective. a disagreeable demeanour
"Ah Lian Lily got a bad altitude ploblem".

7) CIRRUS - adjective. certain
"You cirrus or not? Dun bruff!"

8) CANOPY - phrase. impossible
"He bought new handphone? Canopy lah! Where got money?"

9) OLDLADY - adjective. completed
"Wah...you finish oldlady ah."

10) SUIT - verb. to project forward
"Suit! Suit! See goalkeeper come out oldlady."

11) SOW - verb. to reveal
"Sow me, sow me your new ting."

12) LOAD - noun. a path normally made up of gravel & tar "We go Orchard Load leh."

13) BLINK - verb. deliver, send
"What you blink for me? Sow me, sow me."

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