paktorlogy

paktorlogy

English

Alternative forms

• paktology, paktohlogy

Etymology

paktor +‎ -logy

Pronunciation

(Singapore English) IPA^(key): /pʌkˈtɔːlədʒɪː/

Noun

paktorlogy (uncountable)

1. (Singapore, colloquial, humorous) the study of dating, courtship.
   • 2010, Sylvia Toh Paik Choo, The Complete Eh, Goondu!, Google Books

     Paktology: the name of the dating game, from “pak tor” (Cantonese) to “go steady, smooch and whatever turns you on”.

   • 2012, June 14, Jia Yiing Ho, Paktology Lesson 1: Communication, blog entry

     I welcome you to be my Paktology coursemate via email

   • 2015, February 13, Unnamed, First Vday together? Then stay away from These 5 Movie types, online

     Years of research in the scientific field of 'paktohlogy' have shown that horror movies are the best to watch on a date.

   • 2016, May 9, Gwee Li Sui, SinGweesh on Wednesday: Horrigible, online

     So “paktorlogy” is the science of courtship – simple, right?