Phrase guide
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adj
Overconfident and pretending to be clever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, Singlish
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verb
To act overly clever and end up making reckless or unwise decisions without careful consideration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, Singlish, indeclinable
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History
From Singaporean Hokkien 假勥 (ké-khiàng, literally “fake cleverness”).
