Etymology

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Today it means: An extra (actor playing a minor role) Full definition →

yue-HK 茄哩啡 ← English carefree
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The story

  1. English · derived fromcarefree
  2. yue-HK · borrowed from茄哩啡“extra; background actor”
  3. English todaycalefare

Originally from Hong Kong Cantonese 茄哩啡 (ke¹ le¹ fe¹, “extra; background actor”), a loanword from English carefree. Popularized by the 2008 comedy series of the same name.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.