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calefare

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Singapore/ˈkɛlɛfɛː/

calefare noun: an extra (actor playing a minor role).

Noun

calefare

  1. (Singapore, slang) An extra (actor playing a minor role)
    • I took on all kinds of odd jobs like sales promoter, counter staff, calefare, anything that pays.2017, Caroline Lim Seow Ling, quoting No. 011, Beyond firm-customer interactions to better customer experience, Singapore Management University, page 185
    • Yes, I was a calefare in some TV dramas as well as stage plays.2019, Lim Leng San, quotee, edited by Justina Teo, Befriending Conversations: 20 Seniors, 20 Occupations, 20 Stories, Candid Creation Publishing LLP, →ISBN, page 65

Origin of calefare

Originally from Hong Kong Cantonese 茄哩啡 (ke¹ le¹ fe¹, “extra; background actor”), a loanword from English carefree. Popularized by the 2008 comedy series of the same name.

Questions about calefare

What does calefare mean?
Calefare means an extra (actor playing a minor role).
What part of speech is calefare?
Calefare is a noun.
How do you pronounce calefare?
Calefare is pronounced /ˈkɛlɛfɛː/ (Singapore).

Words near calefare in the dictionary

  1. calefactive
  2. calefactor
  3. calefactories
  4. calefactors
  5. calefactory
  6. calefare
  7. calefie
  8. calefied
  9. calefies
  10. calefy
  11. calefying

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