bo liao
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Singapore/ˌboː˨ˈljaʊ˨˦/
bo liao adjective: boring.
Adjective
bo liao (comparative more bo liao, superlative most bo liao)
- Boring.
- This guy damn bo-liao. As though I got time to entertain you.1996, Leong Siew Mei, “Government system should be more tightly controlled”, in soc.culture.singapore (Usenet), retrieved 01 Apr 2016
- I had a friend who would SMS me the most bo liao messages. I’m glad it’s stopped now.1999, Steven Tan, “Petition against M1 charging for SMS”, in soc.culture.singapore (Usenet), retrieved 01 Apr 2016
Examples of bo liao in a sentence
- Doing such things is called ‘bo liao‘ (nothing better to do).2013, Airstrike, “13 school websites defaced by hacker who signed off as 'Jack Riderr'”, in Stomp (Singapore), retrieved 01 Apr 2016:
- Having to manage that part is rather ‘bo liao’ and I felt my limited energy can be better served somewhere.2015, Derek Lim, “Random thoughts: Too iron teeth in my work?”, in thefinance.sg, retrieved 01 Apr 2016:
Forms of bo liao
| comparative | more bo liao |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bo liao |
| alternative form | bo-liao |
| alternative form | boh liao |
Origin of bo liao
From Hokkien 無聊／无聊 (bô-liâu, “bored; boring”).
Questions about bo liao
- What does bo liao mean?
- Bo liao means boring.
- How do you use bo liao in a sentence?
- Doing such things is called ‘bo liao‘ (nothing better to do).
- What part of speech is bo liao?
- Bo liao is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce bo liao?
- Bo liao is pronounced /ˌboː˨ˈljaʊ˨˦/ (Singapore).
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