pang seh
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Singapore/ˈpʌŋ seɪ/
pang seh verb: to deliberately miss an agreed appointment, especially at the last minute.
Verb
pang seh
- To deliberately miss an agreed appointment, especially at the last minute.
- Wau lau, damn shy man, Ah Lian on her wedding day kena pang seh by her husband.2002, The Coxford Singlish dictionary, page 84
- Again pang seh after I buy tickets to movie. I never ask her to come again.2003, Samantha Hanna, An essential guide to Singlish, page 69
- To stand someone up.
- Then in the end, he everytime^([sic]) pang seh me and disappear during working hours. In the end, I have to clear a lot of work for him instead.2007-07-11, Im Allgemeinen, “JJ, Part III”, in WordPress.com, retrieved 01 Nov 2015
- They had made a pact to attend Raffles Junior College together and while my nephew obliged for a while, he made an early exit and left Julian feeling that he had been “pang seh-ed” (let down) by his best friend.2010-03-10, Belinda Wee, “Thaddeus’ pals”, in Go, Thaddeus!, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016
Origin of pang seh
Hokkien 放生 (pàng seⁿ) to release, to set free.
Questions about pang seh
- What does pang seh mean?
- Pang seh means to deliberately miss an agreed appointment, especially at the last minute.
- What part of speech is pang seh?
- Pang seh is a verb.
- How do you pronounce pang seh?
- Pang seh is pronounced /ˈpʌŋ seɪ/ (Singapore).
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