siao

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Singapore/sjaʊ˦˨/

adjective

Mad; crazy

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gila
OriginHokkien 痟 →
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Meanings

adjectivesiao (comparative more siao, superlative most siao)

comparative more siao · superlative most siao

  1. SingaporeSinglishMad; crazy

    Siao, man, he said. That’s another thing I’m never telling Sherry.

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

    […] Then why am I labelled mad, siow, crazy, mental, psycho, cuck-… and not you?

    1993, Haresh Sharma, Off Centre, Ethos Books, →ISBN, Prologue, page 2, lines 18–20

    Synonyms: gila

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMad; crazy

Similar
gila
Also see
gila

Origin

  1. Hokkien痟“mad; crazy”
  2. Englishsiao

From Hokkien 痟 (siáu, “mad; crazy”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Iaso
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“siao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siao. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siao.

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