no horse run

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English

Etymology

Calque of Hokkien 無馬走 / 无马走 (bô-bé-cháu, literally no horse can outrun), originally used within the context of horse racing to describe a competitor far ahead in the field.

Pronunciation

Adjective

no horse run

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) Exceptionally good
    • 2005 July 21, Ironm@n, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
      I always advocate that you can buy any laptop except Acer. Toshiba. no horse run.
    • 2006 April 18, yansimon52, soc.culture.australian (Usenet):
      No need all those musical instruments lar. my vocal no horse run
    • 2016 December 8, the inquirer, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
      But our students' TIMMS and PISA are best in the world, our education no horse run

Usage notes

Commonly used by customers and reviewers in their evaluation of goods, services or places of interests. Commonly found in discussion boards and review pages. Not commonly used in speech.