boh koleng

Singapore[bo²¹ kʰo²⁴ leŋ²⁴]

adjective

Impossible

OriginHokkien 無可能 /无可能 →
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Meanings

adjectiveboh koleng (comparative more boh koleng, superlative most boh koleng)

comparative more boh koleng · superlative most boh koleng

  1. ManglishSinglishImpossible

    Yah lor...boh koleng leh.

    2003 April 4, Assassin, “Possible future upgrade for Lester ?”, in MyCarForum, archived from the original on 31 Dec 2019
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    Touch your heart and ask yourself, pirate. Do you think you can legislate $1k min wage for all sectors, "across sectors"? Bo Ko Leng, right?!

    2015 September 4, jetsetter, “Re: General Election 2015”, in KiasuParents

Origin

  1. Hokkien無可能 /无可能
  2. Englishboh koleng

Borrowed from Hokkien 無可能 /无可能 (bô-khó-lêng) in Malaysia and Singapore.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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