die-die

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English

Etymology

Reduplication of die.

Pronunciation

Adverb

die-die (not comparable)

  1. (Singlish) No matter what, absolutely, even if one dies trying; emphasizes urgency, necessity or commitment.
    • 2004 December 12, Colin Goh, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page L14:
      When we’ve something to say [] we will die-die find the most compelling way to say it to our intended audience.
    • 2006 August 13, Teo Pau Lin, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page L24:
      [O]nly about 100 [hawker] stalls got his highest ranking of “die, die must try”.
    • 2003, kilometric, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
      If GCT said die die Punggol 21 must go on, can HDB say no ?

Usage notes

Unlike no matter what, die-die is never placed at the end of a sentence, or anywhere after the verb it modifies.