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Pok kai

//ˈpɔk̚ kai// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having no money; broke; bankrupt. Manglish, Singlish, not-comparable, slang

    "Out shopping, child to parent. “Daddy I want this, daddy I want that.” Daddy, “Daddy pok kai awreddy^([sic]), ask your mummy.”"

Etymology

Cantonese 仆街 (puk1 gaai1, “fall onto street, drop dead, go to hell, [Singapore, Malaysia] to have no money)”), from 仆 (puk1, “fall”) + 街 (gaai1, “street”).

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