Meanings
alternative lim peh · alternative limpei
- SingaporeSinglishimpoliteinformalcondescending; chiefly men's speech; condescending; chiefly men's speechA reference to oneself in the third person, taking on the stance of a superior. Literally, "your father".
Limpeh run faster than you, hor.
I ran faster than you.
5 more examples
Limpeh always see those AH BENGS drive the CiBIC SiR (Ah-re) around with their big spoiler and so many uglweee stickers.
1999 October 29, Ken Tan, sg.marketplaceLim peh tell you something – dis year mindef kaciau lim peh, disrupt lim peh eh work flow, now still owing lim peh some marney due to some technicality.
1999 November 23, Sophus Lefouque, sg.marketplaceYes, you are very right, you are very sharp! Limpeh like your idea!
2002, Jack Neo, I Not Stupid, spoken by Mr Khoo (Richard Low), Singapore: Mediacorp Raintree PicturesLim peh ask you last time study hard become scorer, win scorer ship go Harvoc University, you nebber lisen.
2011 January 11, Singrish King, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)Limpeh is honoured that my blog has been recently featured by the king of all Singaporean bloggers – Mr Brown.
2011 November 7, LIFT: Limpeh Is Foreign Talent
Origin
- semantic loan from Singapore Hokkien恁爸“I; me”
- Englishlimpeh
Borrowed from Hokkien 恁爸/林北 (lín-pē, “I; me”, literally “your father”), specifically Singapore Hokkien 恁爸 (lím-pē, “I; me”, literally “your father”).
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