Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laoya

/laʊ(˩).ja(˨˦)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: laoya
IPA: /laʊ(˩).ja(˨˦)/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lousy; useless; worthless.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I noticed standards here are super duper laoya."
"I tried their sample cleanser, my face was popping pimples like mad and their nail polish, so laoya! So I thought their products very lousy..."
"My Hokkien definitely cannot make it. Very laoya. Haha!"
"Her eyes flashed defiantly, then moisted over as she sobbed, “Men are really very suay. My laoya husband has sold away our precious child!”"
"My school closed down already. My wife's school also sibei laoya one. Sigh."
"At first, I thought is my laoya computer got problem because I keep getting disconnected or server error messages since Friday."

Etymology

From Hokkien 老爺／老爷 (lāu-iâ, “old-fashioned”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more laoya (comparative) most laoya (superlative) lau yah (alternative) lauyah (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce laoya?: The recorded pronunciation is /laʊ(˩).ja(˨˦)/.
What does laoya mean?: Lousy; useless; worthless.
Where does laoya come from?: From Hokkien 老爺／老爷 (lāu-iâ, “old-fashioned”).

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