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ah pui

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Singapore/ˌɑː(˨)ˈpui(˨˦)/

ah pui noun: fatty (a fat person).

Noun

ah pui (plural ah puis)

  1. (Singapore, derogatory, informal) fatty (a fat person)
    • The comic duo [Wang Sha and Ye Feng] were Singapore’s own Laurel and Hardy, and their Ah Pui and Ah San (The Fat and the Thin) show was enjoyed by young and old alike.1998 January 19, The Straits Times, Singapore
    • Melinda, diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia, remembered her uncle and aunt calling her “Ah Pui”- meaning “stupid, fat girl”.2009, Esther Rothblum, Sondra Solovay, The Fat Studies Reader, page 131

Forms of ah pui

pluralah puis

Origin of ah pui

From Hokkien 阿肥 (a-pûi), from 阿 (a, “particle placed before names to express familiarity”) + 肥 (pûi, “fat”).

Questions about ah pui

What does ah pui mean?
Ah pui means fatty (a fat person).
What part of speech is ah pui?
Ah pui is a noun.
How do you pronounce ah pui?
Ah pui is pronounced /ˌɑː(˨)ˈpui(˨˦)/ (Singapore).
What is the plural of ah pui?
The plural of ah pui is ah puis.

Words near ah pui in the dictionary

  1. Ah Mm
  2. ah neh
  3. ah nehs
  4. Ah Pek
  5. Ah Puch
  6. ah pui
  7. ah qua
  8. ah quas
  9. Ah Seng
  10. ah shucks
  11. ah so

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