Cheem
/[t͡ʃʰiːm(˦)]/ adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Deep; profound; complex. Singapore, informal
"You might consider it too cheem and arty farty but just pick up any journal on cultural studies and you'll find more cheem and arty farty stuff in them"
Example
More examples"You might consider it too cheem and arty farty but just pick up any journal on cultural studies and you'll find more cheem and arty farty stuff in them"
Etymology
Borrowed from either Hokkien 深 (chhim, “deep”) or Teochew 深 (cim¹, “deep”).
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