no horse run

Singapore/ˈno ˈhɔːs ˈɹʌn/

adjective

Exceptionally good

OriginHokkien 無馬走 /无马走 →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. SingaporecolloquialExceptionally good

    No need all those musical instruments lar. my vocal no horse run

    2006 April 18, yansimon52, soc.culture.australian (Usenet)
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    I always advocate that you can buy any laptop except Acer. Toshiba. no horse run.

    2005 July 21, Ironm@n, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)

    But our students' TIMMS and PISA are best in the world, our education no horse run

    2016 December 8, the inquirer, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)

Origin

  1. Hokkien無馬走 /无马走
  2. Englishno horse run

Calque of Hokkien 無馬走 /无马走 (bô-bé-cháu, literally “no horse can outrun”), originally used within the context of horse racing to describe a competitor far ahead in the field.

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APA

no horse run. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20horse%20run

MLA

“no horse run.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20horse%20run. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no horse run,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20horse%20run.

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