What does “stay” mean?

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

stay

verbEnglish

To live (somewhere).

“I stay in Tampines, near the MRT.”

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.
spoil market To do so much more than others that everyone else looks bad.
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.
terror Awesome, very skilled; also fierce.

What does “stay” mean in Singlish?

To live (somewhere). It’s a verb.

Where does “stay” come from?

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

How do you use “stay” in a sentence?

“I stay in Tampines, near the MRT.”

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