Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinkie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sinkie
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Somebody from Singapore; a Singaporean.

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

adj

Singaporean, of or relating to Singapore (mainly used in a negative or stereotypical manner)

Slang

Example Sentences

""NS for Sinkies. Jobs for Sinkies also.""
"2022, Gwee Li Sui, The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Book 3: Loanwords What to do? Sinkies suka aksi borak and end up liddat lor. We wan to sound tua ki and end up sounding tua ki in a goblok way. Orbigood!"
"While it is possible that users may be more offensive on this forum, much of what is said on the forum matched my offline research where snide remarks about Chinese migrants are made off the record[…] One thread titled "rising trend of sinkie [Singaporean] women pairing up with Ah Tiong men” was particularly telling."

Etymology

From Singapore + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Singapore

Usage

Inflected Forms

Sinkies (plural)

Phrases

Sinkie pwn Sinkie

Frequently Paired Words

Argie Aussie Hongkie

Questions

What does sinkie mean?: Somebody from Singapore; a Singaporean.
Where does sinkie come from?: From Singapore + -ie.

How to pronounce sinkie

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