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Sinkie
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English
Etymology
From en Singapore -ie associated.
Noun
en Singapore _ slang often _ self-deprecatory offensive ethnic slur derogatory Somebody from Singapore; a Singaporean.
en https://mothership.sg/2019/03/foreign-worker-dependency-ratio-global-talent-programme/ Mothership (website) Mothership "NS for Sinkies. Jobs for Sinkies also." Govt to help S'pore companies go global & to cope with foreign worker quota cut: Chan Chun Sing March 14, 2019 Jonathan Lim https://web.archive.org/web/20250825035955/https://mothership.sg/2019/03/foreign-worker-dependency-ratio-global-talent-programme/embed/
2022, Gwee Li Sui, The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Book 3: Loanwords
What to do? Sinkies suka aksi borak and end up liddat lor. We wan to sound tua ki and end up sounding tua ki in a goblok way. Orbigood!
Derived terms
en Sinkie pwn Sinkie
Related terms
en Hongkie Argie Aussie
Adjective
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en Singapore _ slang often _ self-deprecatory Singaporean, of or relating to Singapore (mainly used in a negative or stereotypical manner)
en 2025-10-01 Sylvia Ang Contesting Chineseness: Nationality, Class, Gender and New Chinese Migrants Taylor & Francis 9781040800782 While it is possible that users may be more offensive on this forum, much of what is said on the forum matched my offline research where snide remarks about Chinese migrants are made off the record One thread titled "rising trend of sinkie [Singaporean] women pairing up with Ah Tiong men” was particularly telling.
Anagrams
en eiikns kinesi-
en self-deprecatory terms
en Singapore