calefare

English

Etymology

Originally from Hong Kong Cantonese 茄哩啡 (ke1 le1 fe1, “extra; background actor”), a loanword from English carefree.

Popularized by the 2008 comedy series of the same name.

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈkɛlɛfɛː/, /ˈkɛləfɛː/

Noun

calefare

  1. (Singapore, slang) An extra (actor playing a minor role)
    • 2008 July 30, “Are you sure this is how you spell calefare?”, in Calefare (blog), Singapore:
      And since the producers decided to spell it as “Calefare”, we, the calefare, are sticking with it.
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