orh hor

alternative or hor

1. SingaporeSinglishchildishcolloquialhumoroussarcasticAn interjection expressing disapproval, used to tease someone who has done something wrong, subsequently getting themselves into trouble.

   We are basically aunties on the “orh hor” bandwagon who name and shame.

   2019 April 25, Gemma Iso, quoting Kethlyn Gayatiri Koh, “Netizen ‘defends’ Nicholas Lim and says “Why do people enjoy playing God, in deciding what is enough?””, in theindependent.sg

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   When I was done, I turned to him and did that finger pointing 'orh-hor' motion and he mouthed 'sorry, sorry' and bowed a little.

   2017 August 2, Kimberly Meagan, quotee, “Woman warns others of man who allegedly tries to scam people into paying his bills at AXS machine”, in stomp.straitstimes.com

   Over a work lunch, I conducted a casual experiment and recorded a grand total of 7 fucks given in the span of an hour. So to many Singaporean Chinese youth, the first response by Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam felt like a father chiding a child: “Orh hor, you say four-letter word!” […]

   2019 August 30, Dennis Chen, “Should Older and Younger Singaporeans Just Agree to Disagree About Vulgarities?”, in ricemedia.co

   Children sometimes know that making fun of someone on the basis of their race is wrong, and other children might jump in with, "Orh hor, racist," to intervene or signal to the offender that they had gone off-limits.

   2023, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Myle Yan Tay, Mysara Aljaru, Brown is Redacted: Reflecting on Race in Singapore, Ethos Books, →ISBN