(Singapore, Singlish, originally, army, _, slang) , top-notch or outstanding.
(Singapore, Singlish, originally, army, _, slang) , top-notch or outstanding.
“Banjir kilat di Kilometer 48.0 Kesas dari arah Kinrara ke Awan Besar sehingga menyebabkan trafik sesak sejauh empat kilometer. #malaysiagazette”
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) , unexciting, unchallenging.
Excellent, reliable, confidently good. Used across Singaporean, Malaysian and Philippine English to compliment anything that consistently delivers — a restaurant, a teammate, a workout, a plan. Stronger and more grounded than "good"; carries an implication of dependability rather than just quality. Examples: "That nasi lemak place is solid." "He's a solid teammate, never lets you down." "Solid plan, let's go." Pan-SE-Asian usage; less common in Singlish-specific particle contexts but extremely common in everyday spoken English across the region.
(Manglish, Singlish, vulgar) Expression of anger and frustration.
(Singapore, Singlish) Very tough, challenging.