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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay syok (“pleasing; attractive”). Doublet of shoke.
Pronunciation
Adjective
shiok (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial)
- Delightful, pleasurable
2014 June 23, Jonathan Lim, “17 Singlish words that offer so much more than their English equivalents”, in Mothership.SG, Mothership, archived from the original on 25 June 2014:Ecstasy? Delicious? Pleasurable? How about just Shiok.
2016, John Chan, Singlish Notebook:Use condom? Then not shiok lah.
2022 September 15, Dr Gwee Li Sui, The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Book 3: Loanwords, Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, →ISBN:"Women in Singapore are so beautiful", one contestant blur-blur announced. They are all so shiok!"
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