What does “kopi money” mean?

Kopi money in the Singlish dictionary: what it means, where it comes from and how it’s said.

kopi money

nounEnglish

A small sweetener or tip, sometimes a small bribe.

“He slipped the guy some kopi money to rush the job.”

handphone A mobile phone.
hawker A cooked-food stall holder, or the food centre itself.
heaty Food that “heats” the body: fried, spicy, durian.
izzit Is it? Really? A reply to almost anything.
liddat Like that.
liddis Like this.
MC Medical certificate: a doctor’s note for sick leave, or the sick leave itself.
Merlion Singapore’s half-lion, half-fish mascot at Marina Bay; to throw up (slang).

What does “kopi money” mean in Singlish?

A small sweetener or tip, sometimes a small bribe. It’s a noun.

Where does “kopi money” come from?

From English. Other Singlish words from English include handphone, hawker, heaty and izzit.

How do you use “kopi money” in a sentence?

“He slipped the guy some kopi money to rush the job.”

Liddat’s own words, from the Singlish dictionary: 312 words and phrases, A to Z.