angkat bola
To suck up to someone (literally “lift the ball”).
“Every meeting he angkat bola the manager.”
Angkat bola in the Singlish dictionary: what it means, where it comes from and how it’s said.
To suck up to someone (literally “lift the ball”).
“Every meeting he angkat bola the manager.”
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To suck up to someone (literally “lift the ball”). It’s a phrase.
From Malay. Other Singlish words from Malay include achar, adik, agak and alamak.
“Every meeting he angkat bola the manager.”
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