siam

verb, intj — 4 senses

siam

verb

Singapore /sjɑm˦˨/

Etymology From Hokkien 閃 /闪 (siám, “to dodge”).

1

Invariable To move aside; to get out of the way.

Jenny: […] Then on the way back, Sunny crashed the car into the side of the road. Irene: I thought he race car driver? Jenny: (shrugs) He said he saw a dog. Irene: A dog? Jenny: […] Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding. So he siam [avoid] lor.2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73:
One of the uncles who had restrained the man then approached James, who said: "Never mind, you siam lah. Not your daiji ['business' in Hokkien]."2018 June 7, Cherlynn Ng, “Man beaten unconscious for stopping alleged groping now gets scolded vulgarities for filming guy”, in stomp.straitstimes.com, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2018:

2

Invariable To leave hastily, to run off.

3

Invariable To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility).

siam

intj

Etymology From Hokkien 閃 /闪 (siám, “to dodge”).

1

Singapore, Singlish Out of the way!; get lost!

Related terms: siam diu, Siam weed

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