Kallang Wave

/ˈkɑːlɑːŋ weɪv/

noun

Synonym of Mexican wave.

Meanings

Kallang Wave1

nounKallang Wave (plural Kallang Waves)

plural Kallang Waves · alternative Kallang wave

  1. SingaporeSynonym of Mexican wave.

    THANK goodness for the Kallang Roar and the Kallang Wave.

    1991 August 19, S Gulam, The New Paper, page 36
    3 more examples

    Beyond the fact that it's a free show, with great fireworks and a goodie-filled fun-pack thrown in, it's the atmosphere, the Kallang Wave and feeling the joy of being Singaporean.

    1997 August 18, Bertha Henson, The New Paper, page 20

    The Kallang Wave is not so much about the National Stadium as it is about the symbolism of local football's diminishing importance to a populace seemingly obsessed with material success.

    2007 April 20, Jeanine Tan, Today Newspaper, page 60

    The biggest satisfaction was to do the Kallang Wave again, after so many years, and it was even better as I waved with my son for the first time.

    2014, Aaron Koh, Social and Tech (blog entry)

    Synonyms: Mexican wave, audience wave, crowd wave, Mexican wave, wave

Kallang wave2

nounKallang wave (plural Kallang waves)

plural Kallang waves

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Kallang Wave.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Mexican wave.

Also see

Origin

A Singapore variant of the Mexican wave. Kallang is the location of a football stadium in Singapore.

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APA

Kallang Wave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kallang%20Wave

MLA

“Kallang Wave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kallang%20Wave. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kallang Wave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kallang%20Wave.

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