delay no more
phraseCantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA /tiː²² lei̯⁵⁵ nou̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/
Etymology Deliberate Hobson-Jobson of Cantonese 屌你老母 (diu² nei⁵ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻², “fuck your mother”).
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Hong Kong Fuck you; fuck your mother.
- Delay no more sea tiger! Sea tiger eat shit la!1997 August 31, hk.talk.sex (Usenet):
- Delay No More to All who Against the Korea Team!!2002 June 26, alt.sports.soccer.worldcup2002 (Usenet):
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- how dare you thing yourself god? Yes, you are the god of your own world. Delay no more.2004 October 11, hk.politics (Usenet):
- The G.O.D. emporium on Hollywood Road joined in the local action by dressing its window mannequins in t-shirts that read, "Delay no more: Supporting local culture" and "Delay no more: Save local markets."2012, Kwok-bun Chan, editor, Hybrid Hong Kong, Abingdon: Routledge, →ISBN:
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