Kallang Wave
See also: Kallang wave
English
Alternative forms
Kallang wave
Etymology
A Singapore variant of the Mexican wave. Kallang is the location of a football stadium in Singapore.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːlɑːŋ weɪv/
Noun
Kallang Wave (plural Kallang Waves)
- (Singapore) Synonym of Mexican wave
- 1991 August 19, S Gulam, The New Paper, page 36:
- THANK goodness for the Kallang Roar and the Kallang Wave.
- 1997 August 18, Bertha Henson, The New Paper, page 20:
- Beyond the fact that it's a free show, with great fireworks and a goodie-filled fun-pack thrown in, it's the atmosphere, the Kallang Wave and feeling the joy of being Singaporean.
- 2007 April 20, Jeanine Tan, Today Newspaper, page 60:
- The Kallang Wave is not so much about the National Stadium as it is about the symbolism of local football's diminishing importance to a populace seemingly obsessed with material success.
- 2014, Aaron Koh, Social and Tech (blog entry):
- The biggest satisfaction was to do the Kallang Wave again, after so many years, and it was even better as I waved with my son for the first time.
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Synonyms
- audience wave (US)
- crowd wave (US)
- Mexican wave
- wave (US)