lau kui en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈlaʊ˦˨ ˌkʰui˩] (Singapore)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 落氣 /落气 (làu-khùi, “to lose face”).
Meanings
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(Singapore, colloquial) Embarrassing, shameful
You think you are going for a vacation izzit? No wonder our athletes thought like this and we lost miserably. So lau kui.
2004, Bukit Ho Sweerean, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most lau kui | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more lau kui | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |