Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shiok

[ʃjok̚]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: sh-iok
IPA: [ʃjok̚]

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Delightful, pleasurable.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Shiok Mike. Let's burn his house with this Mike."
"Ecstasy? Delicious? Pleasurable? How about just Shiok."
"Use condom? Then not shiok lah."
""Women in Singapore are so beautiful", one contestant blur-blur announced. They are all so shiok!""

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay syok (“pleasing; attractive”). Doublet of shoke. Cognate with Punjabi ਸ਼ੌਕ (śauk, “eagerness; hobby”).

Usage

Colloquial

Questions

How do you pronounce shiok?: The recorded pronunciation is [ʃjok̚].
What does shiok mean?: Delightful, pleasurable.
Where does shiok come from?: Borrowed from Malay syok (“pleasing; attractive”). Doublet of shoke. Cognate with Punjabi ਸ਼ੌਕ (śauk, “eagerness; hobby”).

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