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yaya papaya

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Singapore[ˈjɑ(ː˦)ˈjɑ(ː˦)pəˈpɑjɑ]

yaya papaya adjective: conceited, arrogant, show-offy.

Adjective

yaya papaya (comparative more yaya papaya, superlative most yaya papaya)

  1. (Singlish) Conceited, arrogant, show-offy.
    • Don’t so yaya papaya lah. You dono then don’t bluff.
    • Theresa Tan in an article headed ‘Glass Act’ in the magazine 8 Days quotes Sharma as saying ‘It started as a comedy… It was supposed to be hilarious, the works, a yaya papaya play! […]1998, Kirpal Singh, quoting Haresh Sharma, Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature, volume 6, page 63

Forms of yaya papaya

comparativemore yaya papaya
superlativemost yaya papaya

Origin of yaya papaya

Rhyming expression, from yaya (“arrogant”) + papaya.

Questions about yaya papaya

What does yaya papaya mean?
Yaya papaya means conceited, arrogant, show-offy.
What part of speech is yaya papaya?
Yaya papaya is an adjective.
How do you pronounce yaya papaya?
Yaya papaya is pronounced [ˈjɑ(ː˦)ˈjɑ(ː˦)pəˈpɑjɑ] (Singapore).

Words near yaya papaya in the dictionary

  1. Yaxley
  2. Yaxleys
  3. yay
  4. yay-boo
  5. yaya
  6. yaya papaya
  7. yayan
  8. Yayantique
  9. yayas
  10. Yayati
  11. yayness

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