pok kai

/ˈpɔk̚ kai/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

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adj

Slang

"Out shopping, child to parent. “Daddy I want this, daddy I want that.” Daddy, “Daddy pok kai awreddy^([sic]), ask your mummy.”"
"Today I went to Swensen's for dinner, even when I'm totally pok-gai."
"After buying my girlfriend her branded bag, I’m officially pok kai, please don’t ask me to go shopping or clubbing with you."

Cantonese 仆街 (puk1 gaai1, “fall onto street, drop dead, go to hell, [Singapore, Malaysia] to have no money)”), from 仆 (puk1, “fall”) + 街 (gaai1, “street”).

pokai (alternative) pok-gai (alternative) pok-kai (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pok kai?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔk̚ kai/.

What does pok kai mean?

Having no money; broke; bankrupt.

Where does pok kai come from?

Cantonese 仆街 (puk1 gaai1, “fall onto street, drop dead, go to hell, [Singapore, Malaysia] to have no money)”), from 仆 (puk1, “fall”) + 街 (gaai1, “street”).

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