/goon·doo/from Tamil
An idiot; stupid.
Don't be goondu, the MRT door won't wait for you.
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/gee·lah/from Malay
Crazy; insane.
Gila ah, $18 for one bowl of noodles?
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/kee·syow/from Hokkien
To go mad; crazy.
Neighbour drilling since 7am, I going to kee siao.
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/syow/from Hokkien
Crazy.
You siao ah? Run a marathon at 2pm?
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/soh·tong/from Malay
Squid; used to describe someone blur and clueless ("so sotong").
He so sotong, went to the wrong MRT station three times.
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from English
Clueless, confused, not aware of what's going on.
Why you so blur? I said Bugis, not Buangkok.
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/kay·poh/from Hokkien
Nosy; a busybody; or to poke into other people's business. Also spelt "kepo".
Don't so kaypoh, not your tai ji.
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/kyah·soo·is·um/from mixed
The kiasu mindset: being overly competitive and afraid to lose out.
Buffet kiasuism: five plates before the speeches even start.
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/kyah·see/from Hokkien
Afraid of taking any risk; overly cautious or cowardly.
Why are you so kiasi? You won't die from getting a small cut on the finger.
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/kyah·soo/from Hokkien
Afraid of losing out, and so overly competitive; also a person like that.
Kiasu parents queue overnight for primary school registration.
by Singlish Dictionary · 7 October 2026 · adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA)