sibeh
English
Etymology
From Min Nan 死爸 (sí-pē, “very”, literally “die father”), in the sense of being to the extent that one’s father dies.
Adverb
sibeh (not comparable) (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial)
- an intensifier word, very
- 2015 November 22, Chong, Denise, “Pinning down the elusive S'pore identity”, in The Straits Times:
- It does seem to be a pity, though, to let go of an identity that we have formed at last, something we have had printed in posters, something we can point to and say, "Wah, sibeh Singaporean, lah".
- 2017 October 26, Stolarchuk, Jewel, “Ho Ching’s sloppy sandals make an appearance during official US trip once again”, in The Independent:
- The netizen above, Bruce Wee, shared a screenshot of Ho Ching’s footwear during her official visit to the US last year and commented, “Not again? Sibeh Sia Suay!”
- 2021, Namewee (lyrics and music), “You Know Who Is My Father?”, in Ghosician:
- I'm sibeh damn rich / I'm very very rich / I can buy anything when Limpeh happy
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