paktor

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 拍拖 (paak3 to1, “to date, or be dating someone”).

Pronunciation

Verb

paktor

  1. (Singapore, Malaysia, informal) To go out on a date with someone whom one is romantically involved with.
    • 1994 November 20, “The scattering of Satay Club”, in The Straits Times (Leisure), page 32:
      He adds that he goes there with his children once every two months. "A lot of memories. First time I paktor (dated) with my wife was there."
    • 1998 November 7, tcbeez, “Eyes sore at traffic light junction”, in soc.culture.singapore‎ (Usenet):
      Some youngsters paktor with girlfriends also stroll slowly across the roads.
    • 2004 July 10, “Nostalgia? More like costalgia' to me”, in The New Paper (Singapore), page 10:
      When Miss Doris Low and Mr Bobby Chua were 'paktor-ing' (dating) they ate at the carpark stalls at least twice a week.
    • 2014 June 11, “Having a backup fund for retirement”, in My Paper(Singapore), page A18:
      Spending time with the family will always be important. We want to paktor (meaning "go dating" in Cantonese) too.
    • 2015 May 5, “DOING GOOD IN THE LONG RUN”, in The New Paper (Singapore), page 17:
      My wife joins me whenever I train, so it's our time to paktor ("go dating" in Cantonese).
    • 2015 February 27, “Parkour caper is purely a star vehicle for Lautner”, in The Business Times (Singapore), page 37:
      That shares the spotlight with Lautner, who plays Cam, a bicycle courier looking to "paktor" (Cantonese slang for "court") with parkour hottie Nikki (Marie Avgeropoulos).

Usage notes

Commonly used in spoken colloquial Singapore English:

  • to suggestively joke about a friend's dating situation.
  • by older people to teenagers or young adults, usually in an endearing manner.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English factor or from Spanish factor.

Pronunciation

Noun

paktor or paktór (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. factor
    Synonym: salik

References

  • “paktor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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