simi

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Singapore[si˦mi˦˨]/ˈsiːmi/

noun

A short sword or dagger used by the Kikuyu people.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

simi1

nounsimi (plural simis)

plural simis

  1. A short sword or dagger used by the Kikuyu people.

simi2

pronoun
  1. SingaporeSinglishinterrogativemildly rudeWhat?; what is this […] ?; what […] are you talking about?

    Simi sai?

    What is this shit?

    2 more examples

    Simi lanjiao?

    What is this nonsense?

    Simi lanchiao?

    2016 January 22, <wakal...@yahoo.com.sg>, “China - Imperial Family”, in soc.culture.china (Usenet)
  2. SingaporeSinglishuncommonAny […] ; whatever […] .

    Everyday must cook lah, clean lah, simi sai mah pao kah liao lor.

    1998 August 9, K§_Chew, tmnet.communities (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    Search the acronym and you'll uncover them, including one called 'Simi Sai, also SG50' which describes the latest SG50 branding effort[…].

    2015 August 4, Sharanjit Leyl, “Cashing in on Singapore's 'SG50' jubilee”, in BBC News, Singapore

    I pleaded guilty because I am unable to prove in court that the articles in question does^([sic – meaning do]) not have seditious tendencies because simi-sai also can be proven to have seditious tendencies.

    2018 March 24, Jewel Stolarchuk, “Former TRS editor who now runs ramen stall “terribly disappointed” that PAP Policy Forum holds “unfair” views about him, even after jail term”, in The Independent

Simi3

proper nounSimi (plural Simis)

plural Simis

  1. A surname from Italian.

Simi4

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the unisex given name Simran.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Simrita.

Simi5

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Syme.

SIMI6

nounSIMI (plural SIMIs)

plural SIMIs

  1. abbreviationacronymhuman sciencesAcronym of seemingly insignificant minor interaction.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismIndian politicsInitialism of Students' Islamic Movement of India.

Origin

simi · pronoun

From Hokkien 什物 or 什麼/什么 (sím-mi̍h, “what”).

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Simi · proper noun

  1. ItalianSimi
  2. EnglishSimi

Borrowed from Italian Simi.

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Simi · proper noun

Likely formed with -i (suffix forming diminutives of given names).

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Simi · proper noun

Influenced by the Modern Greek pronunciation of Σύμη (Sými).

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Cite this entry
APA

simi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simi

MLA

“simi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simi.

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