boh koleng

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 無可能／无可能 (bô-khó-lêng) in Malaysia and Singapore.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

boh koleng (comparative more boh koleng, superlative most boh koleng)

  1. (Singlish, Manglish) Impossible
    • 2015 September 4, jetsetter, “Re: General Election 2015”, in KiasuParents‎[1]:
      Touch your heart and ask yourself, pirate. Do you think you can legislate $1k min wage for all sectors, "across sectors"? Bo Ko Leng, right?!
    • 2003 April 4, Assassin, “Possible future upgrade for Lester ?”, in MyCarForum‎[2], archived from the original on 31 December 2019:
      Yah lor...boh koleng leh.
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