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Singaporesque en · ADJ

Etymology

From Singapore + -esque.

Meanings

1. Resembling or reminiscent of Singapore.
   • Other major Canadian cities, while certainly not striving for Singaporesque OCD-style levels of urban cleanliness, are nevertheless pretty tidy places, where street trash is more the exception than the rule. 2012 October 30, Derek Zeisman, “TRASH TALKIN' TIME, MONTRÉAL STYLE”, in Quid Novi, volume 34, number 5, page 8, column 2:
   • Sounds decidedly Singaporesque. Why? 1998 September 1, Thomas Lau, “政府干預市場是獨裁的表現”, in alt.chinese.text.big5 (Usenet):
   • In Malaysia, certain drug crimes carry a 'mandatory death sentence', and when entering Brunei you'll see Singaporesque signs reading 'Warning: Death for drug traffickers under Brunei law. 2013, Daniel Robinson, Borneo, Lonely Planet Publications, page 304:

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