steady pom pi pi

English

Etymology

Singapore English steady (“solid, cool-headed, reliable”) + Hokkien 歕觱觱 / 𬅫觱觱 (pûn pi-pi, “to blow a whistle”, onomatopoeic).

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈstɛ̝di ˌpɔm ˌpiː ˌpiː/, [ˈstɛ̝˧.di˦ ˌpɔm˨ ˌpiː˦ ˌpiː˦]

Adjective

steady pom pi pi (predicative)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish, old-fashioned or humorous) Calm; self-assured.
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