'cher

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See also: cher, Cher, and chèr

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Etymology

Clipping of teacher.

Pronunciation

Noun

'cher (plural 'chers)

  1. (Manglish, Singlish) A teacher (a person who teaches in a school).
    • 1998 August 14, mrbrown, “The Great Singlish/Singapore Dialect Dictionary”, in mrbrown.com‎:
      Student A: "Cher cher! Can I go to the loo?" Teacher: "Go lah go lah!".
    • 2014 May 2, Joshua Goh, TheSmartLocal‎:
      Teacher: WHO DID THAT? B: Cher cher, him! I saw! *points to A*
    • 2014 March 9, Manoj Harjani, Chapalang Magazine‎:
      I suppose it was a lot better than being addressed as ‘cher, but at the time I kept wishing I had ended up in a junior college instead.

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