cheem

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cheem

[t͡ʃʰiːm(˦)] Singapore

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Borrowed from either Hokkien 深 (chhim, “deep”) or Teochew 深 (cim¹, “deep”).

adjective more cheem · most cheem · chim

Singapore, informal Deep; profound; complex. You might consider it too cheem and arty farty but just pick up any journal on cultural studies and you'll find more cheem and arty farty stuff in them

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"cheem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheem.

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@misc{cheem_2026,
  title = {cheem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}