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'cher en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈt͡ʃə] (Singapore)

Etymology

Clipping of teacher.

Meanings

1. (Manglish, Singlish) A teacher (a person who teaches in a school).
   • I suppose it was a lot better than being addressed as ‘cher, but at the time I kept wishing I had ended up in a junior college instead. 2014 March 9, Manoj Harjani, Chapalang Magazine:
   • Student A: "Cher cher! Can I go to the loo?" Teacher: "Go lah go lah!". 1998 August 14, mrbrown, “The Great Singlish/Singapore Dialect Dictionary”, in mrbrown.com, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2017:
   • Teacher: WHO DID THAT? B: Cher cher, him! I saw! *points to A* 2014 May 2, Joshua Goh, TheSmartLocal:

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