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      kuzco
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      Brings back old childhood memories

      pak bang (beat mosquitoes)/yeo kah = very relaxed/very free
      half past six = cannot make it
      siao ting tong
      kodok (frog) = don’t really know what it means but remember my aunt scolding me this
      longkang toad = somebody ugly

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        LOLMum
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        are these coined by singaporeans?


        1) kopitam
        2) dinks

        and anyone knows what is that word coined by our one and only lovely ms ris low (i think her surname is low - the ms universe singapore???)

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          hquek
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          boomz?

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            peapot
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            hquek:
            boomz?

            Haha ..... Funny. This one I never use at all.

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              Strparent
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              LOLMum:

              and anyone knows what is that word coined by our one and only lovely ms ris low (i think her surname is low - the ms universe singapore???)
              LOLmum, :rotflmao:

              She is really epic, managed to coin so many new words like boomz, bigini, leopard preens, rAd, etc.

              [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F74FZfdSJY][/youtube]


              couldn't imagine if she had gone on to represent Singapore :faint: :faint:


              a spoof by the Noose below :rotflmao:

              [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2k_xNe7vW4][/youtube]

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                LOLMum
                last edited by

                thanks strparent for the videos.


                she is really a gem (imo)....... 😆 :rotflmao:

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                  limlim
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                  hquek:
                  Learning a lot here.


                  'cmi' - cannot make it.
                  how abt.. CIM :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

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                    LOLMum
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                    limlim:
                    hquek:

                    Learning a lot here.


                    'cmi' - cannot make it.

                    how abt.. CIM :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:


                    what is cim (this was mentioned on another thread).

                    i know ite - it's the end.

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                      limlim
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                      dasalo:
                      Haha...you ppl


                      Jia ba bo tai ji cho......(so free)

                      Just joking... :siam:
                      Jia ba bo sai pang..

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                        limlim
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                        LOLMum:
                        sleepy:

                        I vaguely recall hearing from 933 that the word '乐龄' (retirees) is local creation



                        yes coined by singaporeans.
                        :rahrah:

                        Xin yao also rite..? 新谣

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