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bo jio

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Singapore/boː˨ ˈt͡sjoː˦/

bo jio verb: to leave someone out from an event or activity by not inviting them.

Verb

bo jio (invariable)

  1. (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

Origin of bo jio

From Hokkien 無／无 (bô, “not”) + 招 (chio, “invite”).

Questions about bo jio

What does bo jio mean?
Bo jio means to leave someone out from an event or activity by not inviting them.
What part of speech is bo jio?
Bo jio is a verb.
How do you pronounce bo jio?
Bo jio is pronounced /boː˨ ˈt͡sjoː˦/ (Singapore).

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