where got

Singapore/ˈwɛː ɡɒt/Singapore[ˈwɛː˦ ɡɒt˨]Singapore/ˈhw-/alternative, sentence final/ˈwɛː ˈɡɒt/

phrase

Used to challenge the validity of an assertion.

OriginHokkien 佗落有 →
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Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to challenge the validity of an assertion.

    — Let’s not do this one. Looks damn scary. — This ride where got scary one?

    I don’t see how this ride is supposed to be scary.

    1 more example

    Poh Lin: 很会花钱 hor? [Got so much money to spend hor?] Benmin: 哪里有。你几点下班？ [Where got. What time do you knock off?]

    2018, Joel Tan, “Tango”, in A. Rogers, A. Thorpe, C. Robson, editors, British East Asian Plays, Aurora Metro Books, →ISBN, Act 1, scene 1
  2. Used in questions expressing doubt about the existence or occurrence of something.

    Nowadays where got time?

    We don’t really have time nowadays.

Origin

  1. Hokkien佗落有“how is it […] ?”
  2. Englishwhere got

Compare Hokkien 佗落有 (tó-lo̍h ū, “how is it […] ?”, literally “where is there”). 有 (“have; there is”) is rendered as got in Singlish. Also compare Malay mana ada and Mandarin 哪裡有 /哪里有 (nǎlǐ yǒu).

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