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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Malay leceh.
Pronunciation
Adjective
leceh (comparative more leceh, superlative most leceh)
- (Singapore, Singlish) Troublesome
- Synonyms: (Singlish) ma fan, lor sor, susah
1978 October 4, Mohamed Shariff, The Straits Times, page 7:Some of the hawkers are not very cooperative. When it comes to paying the salary, they find it ‘leceh’ (troublesome).
1987 February 28, Tan Sai Siong, The Straits Times, page 21: was puzzled as to why the Board with its marvellous computerised accounting facilities couldn’t design a less lecheh (convoluted, troublesome) way of dealing with savers who already have enough to take care of rainy flat-on-their-back days.