cheem
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Singapore[t͡ʃʰiːm(˦)]
cheem adjective: deep; profound; complex.
Adjective
cheem (comparative more cheem, superlative most cheem)
- Deep; profound; complex.
- You might consider it too cheem and arty farty but just pick up any journal on cultural studies and you'll find more cheem and arty farty stuff in them1999 December 23, Dennis Kwek, “Pretentious Bullshit Alive and Well in Singapore”, in soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
- Postmodernist discourse is *not* cheem.1999 December 30, <aescu...@my-deja.com>, “Pretentious Bullshit Alive and Well in Singapore”, in soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
Forms of cheem
| comparative | more cheem |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cheem |
| alternative form | chim |
Origin of cheem
Borrowed from either Hokkien 深 (chhim, “deep”) or Teochew 深 (cim¹, “deep”).
Words formed from cheem
Questions about cheem
- What does cheem mean?
- Cheem means deep; profound; complex.
- What part of speech is cheem?
- Cheem is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce cheem?
- Cheem is pronounced [t͡ʃʰiːm(˦)] (Singapore).
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