cheeko pek

English

Alternative forms

cheekopek, chee ko pek, cheeko-pek, chikopek, chi ko pek, cheekopeh, cheeko peh

Etymology

From Hokkien 痴哥伯 (chhi-ko-peh, “dirty old man”).

Pronunciation

(Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˌt͡ʃʰi(ː)˧ k˭o(ː) ˈp˭eʔ˦˧]

Noun

cheeko pek (plural cheeko peks)

(Singlish, derogatory) A dirty old man; a pervert.
- 1994, Michael Chiang, Private Parts & Other Play Things: A Collection of Popular Singapore Comedies (Paperback), →ISBN, Beauty World, page 117:
  Also keeping an eye on Ivy is Towkay Tan, a greasy, plumpish old man best described as a cheeko-pek.
- 2005 December 10, Neil Humphreys, Weekend Today, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, page 24:
  Lest someone think I’ve started a degree course at the School of Chee Ko Peks, I’m utterly indifferent to the show.
- 2019, Sarah Buschfeld, Children’s English in Singapore: Acquisition, Properties, and Use, →ISBN, Singapore English, page 33:
  […] lexical innovations, especially compounds, some of them with all elements of English origin, others of hybrid nature: e.g., White Horse (“the sons of politicians or other important persons”), hawker stall/hawker centre (s.a.), void deck (“empty space kept for social functions on the ground floor of apartment blocks”), airflown (“freshly imported (food)”), but also hybrid compounds such as botak head (“bald head”) and cheeko peg (“dirty old man”) […]
- 2019 October 12, Cara Wong, quoting Ong Wee Jin, “Through the Lens: ST photojournalists share tips on drone use at photo exhibition at National Museum”, in The Straits Times‎^[1], SPH Media, archived from the original on 13 October 2019:
  “Since the courts were often near HDB blocks, a personal worry was that a resident would see the drone outside their window, and think I’m a ‘cheeko peh’” said Mr Ong, referring to a Singlish term for a dirty old man.

Adjective

cheeko pek (comparative more cheeko pek, superlative most cheeko pek)

(Singlish, derogatory) Having lecherous inclinations; sick, depraved, sexually perverted.
- 1993 June 25, Goh Teng Teng, “Hunt on for Mr Cheeko-pek”, in The New Paper, Singapore: SPH Media, page 16:
  MR Adanan Khamis is the leading contender for the Mr Cheeko-pek (lecherous) title in this year's Manhunt contest.
- 2017 January 18, FluteGuan, “Mediacorp Artists - News And Gossips 新传媒新闻和八卦 (Compiled)”, in blowingwind.io (forum), page 412:
  This pic abit like the hk actor, cheekopek one..benny chan?
- 2009 February 20, Phin Wong, Today, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, page 34:
  Eee! You very cheekopek!

Synonyms

tiko pek

References

Lee, Jack Tsen-Ta (2004) “cheeko”, in A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English‎^[2]