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sotong

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Singapore/ˈsɔtɔŋ/

sotong noun: squid; cuttlefish.

Noun

sotong (plural sotong)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) Squid; cuttlefish.
  2. (Manglish, Singlish) Used in similes to describe someone who is confused and clueless, i.e., blur.
    • Blur like sotong
    • If a Singaporean gets frustrated at your stupidity, he can scold you for being blur as sotong (clueless as a squid).2002 July 22, Hwee Hwee Tan, “A War of Words Over ‘Singlish’”, in Time, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2025

Forms of sotong

pluralsotong

Origin of sotong

Borrowed from Malay sotong (“squid”).

Questions about sotong

What does sotong mean?
Sotong means squid; cuttlefish.
What part of speech is sotong?
Sotong is a noun.
How do you pronounce sotong?
Sotong is pronounced /ˈsɔtɔŋ/ (Singapore).
What is the plural of sotong?
The plural of sotong is sotong.

Words near sotong in the dictionary

  1. Sotolongos
  2. sotols
  3. Sotomayor
  4. sotomuso
  5. Soton
  6. sotong
  7. Sotonian
  8. Sotonians
  9. sotorasib
  10. sotos
  11. Sotos syndrome

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