sibeh

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From Singapore Hokkien 死爸 (sí-pē, very; quite, literally die father), from Singapore Teochew 死爸 (si26, very; quite, literally die father), in the sense of being to the extent that one’s father dies. The spelling is influenced by Mandarin Pinyin.

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sibeh (not comparable)

  1. (Manglish, Singlish) An intensifier word, very
    • 2015 November 22, Denise Chong, “Pinning down the elusive S'pore identity”, in The Straits Times[1]:
      It does seem to be a pity, though, to let go of an identity that we have formed at last, something we have had printed in posters, something we can point to and say, "Wah, sibeh Singaporean, lah".
    • 2017 October 26, Jewel Stolarchuk, “Ho Ching’s sloppy sandals make an appearance during official US trip once again”, in The Independent[2], archived from the original on 20 April 2019:
      The netizen above, Bruce Wee, shared a screenshot of Ho Ching’s footwear during her official visit to the US last year and commented, “Not again? Sibeh Sia Suay!”
    • 2021, Namewee (lyrics and music), “You Know Who Is My Father?”, in Ghosician:
      I'm sibeh damn rich / I'm very very rich / I can buy anything when Limpeh happy

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