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no horse run

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Singapore/ˈno ˈhɔːs ˈɹʌn/

no horse run adjective: exceptionally good.

Adjective

no horse run

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) Exceptionally good
    • I always advocate that you can buy any laptop except Acer. Toshiba. no horse run.2005 July 21, Ironm@n, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
    • No need all those musical instruments lar. my vocal no horse run2006 April 18, yansimon52, soc.culture.australian (Usenet)

Origin of no horse run

Calque of Hokkien 無馬走 /无马走 (bô-bé-cháu, literally “no horse can outrun”), originally used within the context of horse racing to describe a competitor far ahead in the field.

Questions about no horse run

What does no horse run mean?
No horse run means exceptionally good.
What part of speech is no horse run?
No horse run is an adjective.
How do you pronounce no horse run?
No horse run is pronounced /ˈno ˈhɔːs ˈɹʌn/ (Singapore).

Words near no horse run in the dictionary

  1. no holds barred
  2. no holes barred
  3. no homo
  4. no horse in that race
  5. no horse in this race
  6. no horse run
  7. no host bar
  8. no host bars
  9. no human involved
  10. no hymen, no diamond
  11. no idea

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