gao dim

Singapore[ˈk˭aʊ˨˦ ˌt˭ɪm˨]Singapore[- ˌt˭ɪm˨˩]Singapore[- ˌt˭iːm˨]

verb

To get something done; to settle or take care of something; to resolve an outstanding issue; to have finished settling something.

OriginCantonese 搞掂 →
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Meanings

verbgao dim (invariable)

alternative gau dim

  1. ManglishSinglishinvariableTo get something done; to settle or take care of something; to resolve an outstanding issue; to have finished settling something.

    We’ll gao dim everything on our end, okay? You’re not the only actor with a weird habit […]

    2021, Daryl Qilin Yam, Lovelier, Lonelier, Epigram Books, →ISBN
    1 more example

    Asked about the effectiveness of the Walk2Ride programme, Nee Soon GRC MP Lee Bee Wah, who had raised in Parliament last March the case of a walkway in her constituency ending 10m short of Khatib MRT station, said: "All gao dim (taken care of) already."

    2018 September 15, Rachel Au-Yong, “Walk2Ride scheme to extend walkways will hit 200km milestone on Sept 19”, in The Straits Times, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2024
interjection

alternative gau dim

  1. ManglishSinglishExclamation expressing that something has been settled or that a job has been completed.

Origin

  1. Cantonese搞掂
  2. Englishgao dim

From Cantonese 搞掂 (gaau² dim⁶).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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