bo liao
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Hokkien 無聊/无聊 (bô-liâu, “bored; boring”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbo liao (comparative more bo liao, superlative most bo liao)
- (Singapore, colloquial) Boring.
- 2013, Airstrike, “13 school websites defaced by hacker who signed off as 'Jack Riderr'”, in Stomp (Singapore)[3], retrieved 2016-04-01:
- Can’t they do something more meaningful? Doing such things is called ‘bo liao‘ (nothing better to do).
- 2015, Derek Lim, “Random thoughts: Too iron teeth in my work?”, in thefinance.sg[4], retrieved 2016-04-01:
- Having to manage that part is rather ‘bo liao’ and I felt my limited energy can be better served somewhere.
Usage notes
editMay connote nosy or meddlesome behaviour.