- Singapore, from the
emergence of Mr.
Kiasu to
government attempts to curb
Kiasuism.
Others have
considered Kiasuism as
something positive and beneficial...
-
Although Mr
Kiasu personified Singaporeans during the 1990s, Lau sees
Kiasuism as "a cross-section of
certain demographics"
rather than a
concept "deeply...
-
Singaporeans had
already named their own version, "
kiasu".
Taken from the
Chinese dialect Hokkien,
kiasu translates to a fear of
losing out but also encomp****es...
-
measures to
avoid risk and
Kiasu or
Kiasu-ism
means to take
extreme means to
achieve success.
Kiasi is not as po****r as
kiasu, but is
widely used by Hokkien-speaking...
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including wah, sabo, lepak,
shiok and
hawker centre. On 11
February 2015,
kiasu was
chosen as OED's Word of the Day.
Singlish vocabulary formally takes...
-
Retrieved 2022-01-16. "We don't
treat audiences like they're stupid: Mr
Kiasu 2.0 star
Jaspers Lai on the 'dark'
humour in this
beloved local comedy series"...
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James Chin, "The 2015
Singapore Swing:
Depoliticised Polity and the Kiasi/
Kiasu Voter"
Archived 6
August 2020 at the
Wayback Machine. The
Round Table, Vol...
- 2015). "
Kiasu is
Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Day:
Other Singlish words in the OED". The
Straits Times.
Retrieved 9
December 2024. "
kiasu, n. &...
- Times,
December 12, 2003. Razak,
Dzulkifli (Oct. 22, 2006). "Troublesome
kiasu affair", p. 35. New
Sunday Times. "PAS also doesn’t
favour Kongsi Raya"...
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language code "ks")
Kernowek Standard, an
orthography for
Revived Cornish Kiasu,
Hokkien (a
Chinese spoken variant) word for 'extreme fear of losing' (怕输)...
