Kallang Wave

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English

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Etymology

A Singapore variant of the Mexican wave. Kallang is the location of a football stadium in Singapore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːlɑːŋ weɪv/

Noun

Kallang Wave (plural Kallang Waves)

  1. (Singapore) Synonym of Mexican wave
    • 1991 August 19, S Gulam, The New Paper, page 36:
      THANK goodness for the Kallang Roar and the Kallang Wave.
    • 1997 August 18, Bertha Henson, The New Paper, page 20:
      Beyond the fact that it's a free show, with great fireworks and a goodie-filled fun-pack thrown in, it's the atmosphere, the Kallang Wave and feeling the joy of being Singaporean.
    • 2007 April 20, Jeanine Tan, Today Newspaper, page 60:
      The Kallang Wave is not so much about the National Stadium as it is about the symbolism of local football's diminishing importance to a populace seemingly obsessed with material success.
    • 2014, Aaron Koh, Social and Tech (blog entry):
      The biggest satisfaction was to do the Kallang Wave again, after so many years, and it was even better as I waved with my son for the first time.

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