limpeh

English

Alternative forms

• lim peh, limpei

Etymology

Special use of 恁爸／林北 (lín-pē, “your father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪmpeɪ/

Pronoun

limpeh

1. (Singapore, informal, impolite) A reference to oneself in the third person, taking on the stance of a superior.
   • 1999, Ken Tan, "[1]", sg.marketplace, 29 October 1999:

     Limpeh always see those AH BENGS drive the CiBIC SiR (Ah-re) around with their big spoiler and so many uglweee stickers.

   • 1999, Sophus Lefouque, "[2]", sg.marketplace, 23 November 1999:

     Lim peh tell you something – dis year mindef kaciau lim peh, disrupt lim peh eh work flow, now still owing lim peh some marney due to some technicality.

   • 2002, Jack Neo, I Not Stupid‎^[3], spoken by Mr Khoo (Richard Low), Singapore: Mediacorp Raintree Pictures:

     Yes, you are very right, you are very sharp! Limpeh like your idea!

   • 2011 January 11, Singrish King, soc.culture.singapore‎^[4]] (Usenet):

     Lim peh ask you last time study hard become scorer, win scorer ship go Harvoc University, you nebber lisen.

   • 2011, "[5]", LIFT: Limpeh Is Foreign Talent, 7 November 2011:

     Limpeh is honoured that my blog has been recently featured by the king of all Singaporean bloggers – Mr Brown.

   • 2013, williamlaukl@gmail.com, "[6]", ot email group, 18 September 2013:

     Welcome to economics 101 with Limpeh. Allow me to break down the concept of round-tripping to you in the most simple way in my kitchen.

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