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English
Etymology
From Hokkien 起痟 (khí-siáu, “to go mad”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kee siao (comparative more kee siao, superlative most kee siao)
- (Singapore, colloquial) Mad, crazy.
- 1999, September 7, Panda on Skates, Singlish Poem, Google Groups
- Teacher mark your paper also kee siao.
2013, Low Kay Hwa, To Forget You:"He's a kee siao guy," Ridhuan said.
- 2015, March 7, limteh, Singapore is a big prison…, forum
- that's why many getting kee siao...
2015 July 7, “Japanese AV industry turns to Singapore to find new male talent”, in The Batty Post, archived from the original on 30 March 2016:“Wah piang! I’m shocked, are these Japanese kee siao or what?” said Mrs Elaine Ong, a mother of two from Sungei Kadut.