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koyok

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Singapore[ˈk˭ojoʔ]

koyok noun: a phoney or fraudulent item; anything deceptively promoted as genuine or of high quality.

Noun

koyok (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore, informal) A phoney or fraudulent item; anything deceptively promoted as genuine or of high quality.
    • Whenever I meet Meng Seng, he is always trying to sell me his koyok and recruit me into his Party.2011 March 1, Ravi Philemon, “Goh Meng Seng the koyok seller”, in raviphilemon.net
    • “I'm here to sell my koyok,” laughed Olivia Lum as she took to the stage and began her presentation on Hyflux Limited, it turned out that the koyok was not some sales pitch trying to sell ice to Eskimos.2012 September 17, Tan Meng Chuan, “On The Challenges of Cleaning Water”, in Overseas Singaporean Unit, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016

Origin of koyok

Borrowed from Malay koyok (“quack medicine”), from Hakka 膏藥／膏药 (kò-yo̍k, “herbal plaster, medicated patch, poultice”).

Questions about koyok

What does koyok mean?
Koyok means a phoney or fraudulent item; anything deceptively promoted as genuine or of high quality.
What part of speech is koyok?
Koyok is a noun.
How do you pronounce koyok?
Koyok is pronounced [ˈk˭ojoʔ] (Singapore).

Words near koyok in the dictionary

  1. koyemshis
  2. koyil
  3. Koyilandy
  4. koyils
  5. Koyiyumptewa
  6. koyok
  7. Koyraboro Senni Songhai
  8. Koys
  9. Koyuga
  10. Koyukon
  11. Koyukons

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