(Singapore, Singlish) To act overly clever and end up making reckless or unwise decisions without careful consideration.
(Singapore, Singlish) To act overly clever and end up making reckless or unwise decisions without careful consideration.
(Singapore, Singlish) and pretending to be clever.
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(Singapore, colloquial, mildly, _, derogatory) Unwilling to take a risk for fear that something bad or unfavorable will happen; cowardly, overly cautious and risk-averse.
(Singapore, Singlish, mildly, _, derogatory) The quality of being kiasi, a stereotypically Singaporean attitude associated with being overly wary and willing to take excessive measures to avoid risk.
(Singapore, colloquial, mildly, _, derogatory) Afraid to lose out, particularly because one is overly competitive.
(Singapore, informal) To deliberately miss an agreed appointment, especially at the last minute.