keng

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keng

[ˈkeŋ˦] Singapore

Rhymes with -ɛŋ

Where it comes from

Clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 /经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).

verb geng

Singapore, Singlish, invariable, usually Synonym of chao keng (“to malinger, to shirk military duties by reporting sick”).
Similar: chao keng

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@misc{keng_2026,
  title = {keng},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keng},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}