shiok

shiok

English

Etymology

From Malay syok (“pleasing, attractive”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore English, Malaysian English) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːɒk/

Adjective

shiok (Singlish)

1. great; wonderful; delightful
   1. pleasurable
      • 2016, John Chan, Singlish Notebook:

        Use condom? Then not shiok lah.

      • 2014 June 23, Jonathan Lim, “17 Singlish words that offer so much more than their English equivalents”, in Mothership.SG‎, Mothership, archived from the original on 25 June 2014:

        Ecstasy? Delicious? Pleasurable? How about just Shiok.

Anagrams

• Khios, OKish, hoiks, shiko