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no horse run en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈno ˈhɔːs ˈɹʌn/ (Singapore)

Etymology

Calque of Hokkien 無馬走 /无马走 (bô-bé-cháu, literally “no horse can outrun”), originally used within the context of horse racing to describe a competitor far ahead in the field.

Meanings

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) Exceptionally good
    • No need all those musical instruments lar. my vocal no horse run 2006 April 18, yansimon52, soc.culture.australian (Usenet):
    • I always advocate that you can buy any laptop except Acer. Toshiba. no horse run. 2005 July 21, Ironm@n, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
    • But our students' TIMMS and PISA are best in the world, our education no horse run 2016 December 8, the inquirer, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):