kee siao

English

Alternative forms

• ki siao

Etymology

From Hokkien 起痟 (khí-siáu, “to go mad”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [kʰiː˨˦ sjaʊ˦˨]

Adjective

kee siao (comparative more kee siao, superlative most kee siao)

1. (Singapore, colloquial) Mad, crazy.
   • 1999, September 7, Panda on Skates, Singlish Poem, Google Groups

     Teacher mark your paper also kee siao. [1]

   • 2013, Low Kay Hwa, To Forget You:

     "He's a kee siao guy," Ridhuan said. [2]

   • 2015, March 7, limteh, Singapore is a big prison…, forum

     that's why many getting kee siao...[3]

   • 2015 July 7, “Japanese AV industry turns to Singapore to find new male talent”, in The Batty Post‎^[4], archived from the original on 30 March 2016:

     “Wah piang! I’m shocked, are these Japanese kee siao or what?” said Mrs Elaine Ong, a mother of two from Sungei Kadut.

Related terms

• siao