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Kallang Wave en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑːlɑːŋ weɪv/

Etymology

A Singapore variant of the Mexican wave. Kallang is the location of a football stadium in Singapore.

Meanings

1. (Singapore) Synonym of Mexican wave.
   • THANK goodness for the Kallang Roar and the Kallang Wave. 1991 August 19, S Gulam, The New Paper, page 36:
   • The Kallang Wave is not so much about the National Stadium as it is about the symbolism of local football's diminishing importance to a populace seemingly obsessed with material success. 2007 April 20, Jeanine Tan, Today Newspaper, page 60:
   • Beyond the fact that it's a free show, with great fireworks and a goodie-filled fun-pack thrown in, it's the atmosphere, the Kallang Wave and feeling the joy of being Singaporean. 1997 August 18, Bertha Henson, The New Paper, page 20:
   • The biggest satisfaction was to do the Kallang Wave again, after so many years, and it was even better as I waved with my son for the first time. 2014, Aaron Koh, Social and Tech (blog entry):

Forms

Synonyms

audience wave · wave · Mexican wave · crowd wave · Mexican wave