What saying you Part 2

If you missed out on Part 1 It's here. You should read it before you embark on this one.

Phrases you wouldn't know if you haven't been in Singapore long enough...

"Act blur look steam"
to feign ignorance
"Bobo asked 小肥妹 something she act blur look steam."
( ** little fat girl)


"Ah then?"
An expression usually made in irritation as response to a stupid question.
Bobo: You always talk about your wife in your blog. Are you married?
Nick: Ah then?


"Ahber then?"
*Refer to "Ah then"


"Aiyoh"
exclamation usually made in shock or in digust at something
"Aiyoh! Why you so dirty?"


"Arrow"
pinpointed to do something (usually a job that no one wants)
"The wife not around, Mr Brown kena arrow to take care of the children."


"Bo pian"
lack of choices
"People keep saying stupid things in her tag, so Vivi bo pian have to delete them."


"Bo Liao"
to do things of little or no importance (to be silly)
"Some bloggers very bo liao, like to anyhow scold scold people."


"CMI" a.k.a "cannot make it"
Not up to standards or expectations.
"Britney Spears really cannot make it. Look at the way she danced at VMAS!"


"Cannot tahan" (2nd word is from Malay)
unable to tolerate
Chillycraps cannot tahan his brother wearing his climbing shoes.


"Cheapo"
to be stingy or a stingy person.
"She very cheapo one, wun spend $20 on a meal one la."


"Chee hong" (from Hokkien)
a man who favours women
"Mayor Pang of Shanxi Province very chee hong one. You offer your wife he give you the job!"


"Chiobu" (from Hokkien)
a pretty girl
Michelle is a chiobu who posts many pictures on her blog.


"Chiong"
1) to dash to the end (physically)
"Kelly Holmes chiong towards the end and won first in the race."
2) to rush to finish an assignment before deadline
"Jas has been tired, chionging assignment for the past week."
3) to club/party
"Every week, Nicole Chen and Co. will go to clubhopping and chiong."
(** Zouk - a famous club in SG)
4) fake/non-authentic
"Paris Hilton this kind won't buy chiong LV bag one la."


"Confirm"
means definitely; sure
Customer: "Are you sure you have the stock available?"
Shopkeeper: "Confirm got."


"Don't play play"
Not to mess with someone/something (made famous by PCK)
"Xie Bin really know how to sing one le. Don't play play ah."


"Eat snake" (from Hokkien-----> Jia Chua)
to skive
"Ask Ah Tiong to do things, he go downstairs eat snake again."
(he is the procrastinator....)


"Fly kite"
to ask someone (who made a ridiculous request) to get lost.
"That blogger, so thick skinned, ask people to buy her things leh! Ask her go fly kite la!"


"Go where"
it should be "where are you going?" or "where are we going?"
This is commonly heard when you board a cab.
Cab Uncle: Go where ah?
Mariuca: huh?


"Kaypoh"
to be overly curious about others' personal matters; a busybody
"Pink very kaypoh one, writes about every single celebrity possible."


"Kayu!" (usually used with "driver")
Stupid
"Novice blogger is not some Kayu blogger ok! He's good!"


"Kena" (From Malay)
usually to receive some punishment/bad fate
"O.J Simpson kena jail for robbery. Serve him right."


"KLKK" a.k.a "Kia lai Kia Ke" (from Hokkien ---> walk about)
Trying to act busy when one's not.
"He always KLKK make people think he very important."


"Kiasu"
to be afraid of losing (out)
"She very Kiasu one. The shop open at 9 am, she go at 6am."


"Kiasee"
to be afraid of dying (or condemned)
"Why you so Kiasee? Such a small thing must also get approval first?"


"Lao jiao"
one who has a lot of experience in something.
"You dunno anything you go and ask Lao Beng la. He Lao Jiao."


"Lobang" (from Malay ---> hole)
cheaper things;special deals; special offers.
"Eh I want to buy plasma tv, you got lobang or not?


"Lobang King"
One who is well-known to get such deals.


"Makan" (From Malay)
to eat
"Leonard everytime makan liao, will recommend the place in his blog."



"MIA" a.k.a "Missing in Action"
Similiar to "eat snake"
"Impetuous Man MIA a few days liao... never blog."


"Never die before"
Similiar to "want to die ah"
" You go and copy Bitter Stickgal's comics and put on your blog?! You never die before ah?"


"On"
1) describing a go-getter. Someone who is very zealous about something.
"Wah Tall Frog very ON leh! I tag him in the morning, he did the tag by afternoon."
2) To agree to a date or a dare.
"Go out on Saturday? On ah." or "I On you ah."


"put aeroplane" or "fly aeroplane" (from Hokkien ---> Pang Puei Ki)
failing to show up (do something) even after promising to do so.
"So late already! Don't wait for her liao. She always put our aeroplane one!"


"Sabo"
to sabotage one's reputation or to get the person into trouble
"Someone sabo that Vanessa Hudgens, post her naked picture on the Internet."


"Spoil market"
when one does something of higher standards than the rest (usu said in an envious manner)
Everybody's tagging style about the same, only Jean do so nice. Spoil market ah.
(hehe in a good way.)


"Steady"
1) to agree to something (to attend a function, to do something, etc)
"Claudia asked me want to go lunch or not, I steady lah."
2) to describe a person who keeps her promise
"Erisha very steady one. She say she will come, then she confirm come."
3) in place of the words "boyfriend" and "girlfriend'; also known as "stead"
"She is my stead. You better not touch her."
4) used when one asks another to be his girlfriend
"Ah Hua and me went steady last week."


"Talk cock"
saying things which are irrelevant or illogical or meaningless
"We like to talk cock to pass time."


"The Garmen"
refers to the Singapore Government
"LuckySingaporean like to blog about the Garmen."


"Want to die ah"
Said to someone who purposefully does something against the rules/law.
"Mr. Ed treasures his privacy you anyhow go into his room. You want to die ah?"


"Zai"
To describe someone as talented or very good at something.
"Janice has two kids and still manages to set up such a great blog. She very zai ah."

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Some phrases Bobo uses, but it not sure if others use them...

"Cheena Pong Pong"
describing something or someone with traditional Chinese characteristics.
"You damn cheena pong pong le! Chinese New Year really go tailor a cheongsam."


"there"
of a high standard or exceptionally different from others.
"Wah you very there."


"Yuppers"
meaning "yes"