Meanings
seh1
comparative more seh · superlative most seh
- SingaporeSinglishDrunk or inebriated, or appearing so; tipsy.
SEH2
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of structured exception handling.
- abbreviationinitialismOxford UniversityInitialism of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
Origin
From Hokkien or Teochew. Its exact origins are unclear, possible etymologies include: * Hokkien 逝 (sē, “to pass away”), which may have been used as a hyperbole to describe someone who has passed out. * Hokkien 垂垂 (sê-sê, “(literary) to droop, to hang low”). * Clipping of Taiwanese Hokkien 馬西/马西 (má-se, “tipsy”). This is unlikely, considering that it is not a term found in Singaporean Hokkien.
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seh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seh
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