Phrase guide
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noun
Term of address for an elder brother within Chinese families.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, childish, informal
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noun
Term of address for an older male child, teenager or young adult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, broadly, informal
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noun
Term of address for a paternal aunt within some Chinese families.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, familiar, informal
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History
From Cantonese 哥哥 (go1−4 go1) or Hokkien 哥哥 (ko-ko). Compare Indonesian koko.
From Hokkien 姑姑 (ko͘-ko͘, “paternal aunt”).
