bo chup
/bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰap̚³²/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Indifferent, not caring about something, unbothered.
Example Sentences
- "p. 17 I guess many people will just act bo chap (don’t care). Nobody wants to confront a criminal and get into trouble."
- "p. 127 People simply bo chap their looks in what was, after all, an all-male working domain. p. 135 bo chap. Simply don’t care."
- "p. 130 No class Singlish here to stay, / No big shot can have his way / With how people talk, what people say. / Rules are rules: our bo chap mouth refuse / To listen, follow or to choose!"
- "2000, Clarissa Oon (quoting Jeffrey Tan), The Straits Times (Life!), 23 September p. 5 When you ask for feedback, there is a certain bo-chap-ness (apathy)."
- "2000, Jessica Tan, The Straits Times (Life!), 29 December p. 8 Desperately in need of a makeover, these two not-so-gorgeous but talented damsels definitely bag the most bochap (can’t be bothered, in Hokkien) look prize."
- "H6 [A] recent Gallup poll.. found that many workers here have a bo chap (don’t care) attitude towards work."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -
Inflected Forms
more bo chup (comparative)
most bo chup (superlative)
bo chap (alternative)
bochup (alternative)
bo-chup (alternative)
bo-chap (alternative)
bochap (alternative)
boh chap (alternative)