Dictionary of
98s03
Language
and Culture
Dictionary of
98s03
Language
and Culture
98s03 : 98/99 batch / a mixture of piah giah, pai giah, siow giah, guai giah, zohboh giah... / S2 subject combi / super on class
an-ti : dislike / not enthusiastic / loner
are you mad or are you mad : you are crazy
bei-niao/bei-suan : lose in a battle of wits
[bian tai] : disgusting
[bu shi wo yao jiang ni ah] : how can you do / say that
[bu yao ben lah] : it will not work
[can kao] : a nicer word for copying
cheapo : silly way of doing thing which turns out quite fine
coup : take without asking
(wah) cows, sheeps and donkeys : a more "civilised" version of vulgar language ~ wah ka*
*clap* *clap* : it is not funny at all
(whoa) clever man: I am convinced now see 'why leh'
crap : talk nonsense
crazy ah : I don't think that is correct
da-boh : guys
[di neng] : silly
duh : isn't it obvious / you don't make sense
[dui dui dui, li hai li hai] : sarcasm / it is juz downright silly
dun-like-you / you bad / evil girl : how dare you not agree with me
dun-play-play : don't mess with me/us
ermmm... : this don't sound right to me / I don't agree / it's controversial
[e xin] : disgusting wider context than biantai
F lah : variable "F", up to you to decide what it means. F can mean fail, funny or ....
'forth' : [I dunno what this means exactly. Ask the guys]
gang-ster : how can you do that
[gao xiao] : humour / oh yah, you are right / sarcarsm
go to TA block : use computers to ...
[hai ... de] : juz so typical of a ... student
[hen fei] : useless
[huai ren ah] : wail of "defeated victim"
[ji on] : super enthusiastic
[ji zhi] : that few (referring to people)
[lan] : no standard
[mei you hua jiang] : see ying-liao-luo I give up talking to you
(NAME)-ah : I dunno what to say about you
Na-tio-nal Ju-nior Col-lege : the coolest JC in Singapore / NJC
[ni bu hui qu si] : do it yourself then
[ni bu xing la] : I dun think you have the calibre / I think you need help
[ni xian zai shi na li bu shuang / ni xian zai yao zen yang] : words to cheer up a gloomy person / show your irritation
no that's not true : I dun think it should be done this way / thought of in this way
[off la ni / chao off] : not enthusiastic / dun want / that is not the way
oh well : multi-functional phrase which can be used to illustrate disagreement, amusement, disappointment etc
[ou xiang] : people we admire in NJ usually yr 2s
pai-giah : see gangster how can you do that
piah : work hard / last minute rush
pi-lot g-tec : a popular pen used by 98s03
prep time: free period for everybody related: zohboh, canteen
[qiang] : impressive / commend OR sarcasm
rubbish: nonsense; I dun take all this crap
[sai ni liang ba] : you better shut up
[she chi] : how can you waste food
[shen me] : (with emphasis on "me" sounding like "mo") sentence filler
[shen qi] : heh. that's a good one / incredible
shi*/faeces : I am really frustrated now
shi-mie : is that the case (questioning)
sian-ji-bua: lose heart in doing something even before starting
[si niao] *pointing to the sky* : distractor
so cute : crappy language / I have no other adjective
stea-dy : doing well
skill : with technique/precision when playing carom/card games OR having dexterity at something
stomp : guys using physical motions to keep the rhythm
suan : to make fun of see 'bei-niao/bei-suan'
[sui ran wo men xiong di yi chang] : I cannot help you this time
taiko : by luck opposite to "skill"
tell me why : [meaning as it is] phrase taken from Backstreet Boy's "I Want It That Way" / very useful phrase which is appropriate in many situations / *done with rotating thumbs* for impact
tis-sue : much sought after object esp during lunch time / illustrator of basic economic problem - limited resources + unlimited wants
ton : stay overnight
[tu nai] : this is so unbelievable (negative sense)
whack : juz give it a try and do whatever you have in mind / piah / give it all u can
why leh: the phrase used by our ever so curious and willing to learn classmates; I am not convinced see '(whoa)clever man'
[yao you seh] : what matters most is the way you do it / got character
[ying liao luo] : you can think of something so ridiculous / sarcasm / admit defeat
[you mei you dao li / ni zhe yang jiu cuo liao] : do it my way
you-(NAME) : there is no word in the world to describe you / sarcasm
your-head : as if I will believe you / that is not the way / rebuttal
za-boh : gals
zai : so perfect / impressive
zao : skip lesson / leave during an outing
/
[zhu / ni shi zhu] : you are really silly / greedy
zoh-boh : do nothing related: stone, Taka square
98s03 : 98/99 batch / a mixture of piah giah, pai giah, siow giah, guai giah, zohboh giah... / S2 subject combi / super on class
an-ti : dislike / not enthusiastic / loner
are you mad or are you mad : you are crazy
bei-niao/bei-suan : lose in a battle of wits
[bian tai] : disgusting
[bu shi wo yao jiang ni ah] : how can you do / say that
[bu yao ben lah] : it will not work
[can kao] : a nicer word for copying
cheapo : silly way of doing thing which turns out quite fine
coup : take without asking
(wah) cows, sheeps and donkeys : a more "civilised" version of vulgar language ~ wah ka*
*clap* *clap* : it is not funny at all
(whoa) clever man: I am convinced now see 'why leh'
crap : talk nonsense
crazy ah : I don't think that is correct
da-boh : guys
[di neng] : silly
duh : isn't it obvious / you don't make sense
[dui dui dui, li hai li hai] : sarcasm / it is juz downright silly
dun-like-you / you bad / evil girl : how dare you not agree with me
dun-play-play : don't mess with me/us
ermmm... : this don't sound right to me / I don't agree / it's controversial
[e xin] : disgusting wider context than biantai
F lah : variable "F", up to you to decide what it means. F can mean fail, funny or ....
'forth' : [I dunno what this means exactly. Ask the guys]
gang-ster : how can you do that
[gao xiao] : humour / oh yah, you are right / sarcarsm
go to TA block : use computers to ...
[hai ... de] : juz so typical of a ... student
[hen fei] : useless
[huai ren ah] : wail of "defeated victim"
[ji on] : super enthusiastic
[ji zhi] : that few (referring to people)
[lan] : no standard
[mei you hua jiang] : see ying-liao-luo I give up talking to you
(NAME)-ah : I dunno what to say about you
Na-tio-nal Ju-nior Col-lege : the coolest JC in Singapore / NJC
[ni bu hui qu si] : do it yourself then
[ni bu xing la] : I dun think you have the calibre / I think you need help
[ni xian zai shi na li bu shuang / ni xian zai yao zen yang] : words to cheer up a gloomy person / show your irritation
no that's not true : I dun think it should be done this way / thought of in this way
[off la ni / chao off] : not enthusiastic / dun want / that is not the way
oh well : multi-functional phrase which can be used to illustrate disagreement, amusement, disappointment etc
[ou xiang] : people we admire in NJ usually yr 2s
pai-giah : see gangster how can you do that
piah : work hard / last minute rush
pi-lot g-tec : a popular pen used by 98s03
prep time: free period for everybody related: zohboh, canteen
[qiang] : impressive / commend OR sarcasm
rubbish: nonsense; I dun take all this crap
[sai ni liang ba] : you better shut up
[she chi] : how can you waste food
[shen me] : (with emphasis on "me" sounding like "mo") sentence filler
[shen qi] : heh. that's a good one / incredible
shi*/faeces : I am really frustrated now
shi-mie : is that the case (questioning)
sian-ji-bua: lose heart in doing something even before starting
[si niao] *pointing to the sky* : distractor
so cute : crappy language / I have no other adjective
stea-dy : doing well
skill : with technique/precision when playing carom/card games OR having dexterity at something
stomp : guys using physical motions to keep the rhythm
suan : to make fun of see 'bei-niao/bei-suan'
[sui ran wo men xiong di yi chang] : I cannot help you this time
taiko : by luck opposite to "skill"
tell me why : [meaning as it is] phrase taken from Backstreet Boy's "I Want It That Way" / very useful phrase which is appropriate in many situations / *done with rotating thumbs* for impact
tis-sue : much sought after object esp during lunch time / illustrator of basic economic problem - limited resources + unlimited wants
ton : stay overnight
[tu nai] : this is so unbelievable (negative sense)
whack : juz give it a try and do whatever you have in mind / piah / give it all u can
why leh: the phrase used by our ever so curious and willing to learn classmates; I am not convinced see '(whoa)clever man'
[yao you seh] : what matters most is the way you do it / got character
[ying liao luo] : you can think of something so ridiculous / sarcasm / admit defeat
[you mei you dao li / ni zhe yang jiu cuo liao] : do it my way
you-(NAME) : there is no word in the world to describe you / sarcasm
your-head : as if I will believe you / that is not the way / rebuttal
za-boh : gals
zai : so perfect / impressive
zao : skip lesson / leave during an outing
/ [zhu / ni shi zhu] : you are really silly / greedy
zoh-boh : do nothing related: stone, Taka square
