gai gai

English

Etymology

Reduplication of Cantonese 街 (gaai1, “street”), with tones 1 and 5 in Singaporean Hokkien.

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): [ˌk˭aɪ˨ ˈk˭aɪ˨˦]

Verb

gai gai (invariable)

  1. (Singlish) To go out for a walk.
    Synonym: (Singlish) jalan-jalan
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