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English
Adjective
kepo (comparative more kepo, superlative most kepo)
- (Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Alternative spelling of kaypoh
Noun
kepo (plural kepos or kepoes)
- (Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Alternative spelling of kaypoh
Verb
kepo (third-person singular simple present kepos, present participle kepoing, simple past and past participle kepoed)
- (Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Alternative spelling of kaypoh
Anagrams
Bakung
Noun
kepo
- wind (movement of air)
Synonyms
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
kepo (accusative singular kepon, plural kepoj, accusative plural kepojn)
- kepi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien 家婆 (ke-pô, “to be a busybody; meddlesome”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kepo
- (colloquial) kaypoh: being a busybody, prying into the business of others.
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 家婆 (ke-pô, “busybody; meddlesome; nosy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kepo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜉᜓ) (slang)
- a nosy person; busybody
Further reading
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 74