sotong

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Singapore/ˈsɔtɔŋ/Singapore/ˈsoːtɔŋ/

noun

Squid; cuttlefish.

“Blur like sotong”

OriginMalay sotong →
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Meanings

nounsotong (plural sotong)
  1. MalaysiaSingaporeSquid; cuttlefish.
  2. ManglishSinglishUsed in similes to describe someone who is confused and clueless, i.e., blur.

    Blur like sotong

    1 more example

    If a Singaporean gets frustrated at your stupidity, he can scold you for being blur as sotong (clueless as a squid).

    2002 July 22, Hwee Hwee Tan, “A War of Words Over ‘Singlish’”, in Time, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2025

Origin

  1. Malaysotong“squid”
  2. Englishsotong

Borrowed from Malay sotong (“squid”).

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Cite this entry
APA

sotong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sotong

MLA

“sotong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sotong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sotong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sotong.

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