kee siao

English

Alternative forms
  • ki siao

Etymology

From Hokkien 起痟 (khí-siáu, “to go mad”).

Pronunciation
  • (Singapore English) IPA(key): /kʰiː sjaʊ/

Adjective

kee siao (comparative more kee siao, superlative most kee siao)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) Mad, crazy.
    • 1999, September 7, Panda on Skates, Singlish Poem, Google Groups
      Teacher mark your paper also kee siao.
    • 2013, Low Kay Hwa, To Forget You:
      "He's a kee siao guy," Ridhuan said.
    • 2015, March 7, limteh, Singapore is a big prison…, forum
      that's why many getting kee siao...
    • 2015 July 7, “Japanese AV industry turns to Singapore to find new male talent”, in The Batty Post‎, archived from the original on 30 March 2016:
      “Wah piang! I’m shocked, are these Japanese kee siao or what?” said Mrs Elaine Ong, a mother of two from Sungei Kadut.
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