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summon auntie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈsa˧.mən˦ ˈan˧.ti˦] (Singapore)
• [-i˦˧] (Singapore)
• /ˈsʌmən ˈɑnti/ (Singapore)
• /ˈsɑmɑn ˈɑnti/ (Singapore) using the pronunciation of saman in Malay

Etymology

Compound noun formed with the English word summon (see summons, noun) and auntie (“term of familiarity or respect applied to elderly women”).

Meanings

1. (Singapore, colloquial, informal) A parking enforcement officer who goes around public parking spaces to issue parking tickets to illegally parked cars
   • Summon Auntie is a Singlish phrase that describes meter attendants, usually middle-aged women, who give parking fines to cars that are illegally parked 2011 October 18, Willis Wee, “iPhone App Spots Parking Meter Attendants in Singapore”, in Tech in Asia, retrieved 28 Mar 2016:
   • Take, for instance, the summon auntie who dishes out fines to cars parked illegally - she's someone everyone recognizes 2015 July 10, Lim Min Zhang, The Straits Times::
   • ‘Summon auntie’ chases off bikini-clad sunbathers at Redhill car park. A video of a female car park attendant chasing off two bikini-clad girls sunbathing at the top of a multi-storey car park in Redhill has gotten people talking. 2013 October 3, Azilah, “‘Summon auntie’ chases off bikini-clad sunbathers at Redhill car park”, in Yahoo! News, retrieved 28 Mar 2016:
   • The New Paper recently wrote a story on Feb. 4 about the plight of parking enforcement officers, also known as parking wardens or summon aunties 2014 February 5, Belmont Lay, “This Will Convince Everybody Why No One Should Ever Become a Summon Auntie”, in mothership.sg, retrieved 28 Mar 2016:

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