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English
Etymology
From Hokkien 老爺／老爷 (lāu-iâ, “old-fashioned”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
laoya (comparative more laoya, superlative most laoya)
- (Singapore, informal) Lousy; useless; worthless.
- 2006, missqi, "", sgforums, 12 June 2006:
- I noticed standards here are super duper laoya.
- 2010, lurvecakes, "", SingaporeMotherhood Forum, 9 June 2010:
- I tried their sample cleanser, my face was popping pimples like mad and their nail polish, so laoya! So I thought their products very lousy...
- 2010, mmqq, "", SingaporeMotherhood Forum, 11 July 2010:
- My Hokkien definitely cannot make it. Very laoya. Haha!
- 2012, The Amah Story, "", Singapore Memory, 4 July 2013:
- Her eyes flashed defiantly, then moisted over as she sobbed, “Men are really very suay. My laoya husband has sold away our precious child!”
- 2013, lala91, "", MyCarForum, 4 July 2013:
- My school closed down already. My wife's school also sibei laoya one. Sigh.
- 2014, no987654321, "", Viwawa Forum, 11 July 2010:
- At first, I thought is my laoya computer got problem because I keep getting disconnected or server error messages since Friday.
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