What does “spoil market” mean?

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

spoil market

phraseEnglish

To do so much more than others that everyone else looks bad.

“You finish the report one week early, spoil market lah.”

send To take someone somewhere, give them a lift, or see them off.
Singlish Singapore’s own English: English mixed with Hokkien, Malay, Cantonese, Tamil and more…
smoke To bluff or waffle, pretending to know.
solid Excellent, impressive.
stay To live (somewhere).
steady Well done, cool, reliable; “steady pom pi pi”.
steamboat Hot pot: a pot of soup at the table to cook meat, seafood and vegetables in.
tackle To try to win someone over romantically.

What does “spoil market” mean in Singlish?

To do so much more than others that everyone else looks bad. It’s a phrase.

Where does “spoil market” come from?

From English. Other Singlish words from English include send, Singlish, smoke and solid.

How do you use “spoil market” in a sentence?

“You finish the report one week early, spoil market lah.”

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