bo jio
verbSingapore /boː˨ ˈt͡sjoː˦/
Etymology From Hokkien 無／无 (bô, “not”) + 招 (chio, “invite”).
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Malaysia, Singapore, Ambitransitive, Colloquial, Invariable To leave someone out from an event or activity by not inviting them.
- Wa Lao William Tan, Why you Bo Jio Me to eat Domino’s Pizza?2012 June 20, [Author Unknown], “9gag Singapore: Blogger William Tan Bo Jio Blogger Hpility”, in Hpility SG, retrieved 22 Oct 2015:
- When we asked you for your favourite Singlish Slang, alamak, all the kiasu people rushed to share their favourites! Some won prizes. That could have been you. We hope next time you wouldn’t paiseh and join in the fun. Don’t say we bojio hor.2014, [Author Unknown], “Love Singapore 50”, in Frasers Centerpoint Limited, retrieved 22 Oct 2015:
2 more examples
- Don’t say we bo jio you to use JIO.2014 October 11, Hu Ching, “This simple app might retire ‘bo jio’ from the Singlish vocabulary”, in mothership.sg:
- Why got free barbecue 'bo jio'?2015 July 5, S M Ong, “Why got free barbecue 'bo jio'*?”, in The New Paper Online, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2015: