chiminology
English
editEtymology
editcheem + -ology, the former from either Hokkien 深 (chhim, “deep”) or Teochew 深 (cim1, “deep”). Patterned after words like criminology and terminology.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchiminology (uncountable)
- (Singlish, rare) Speech or writing marked by overly complex vocabulary.
- 2001, Elangovan, Buang Suay and Other Plays, →ISBN, page 91:
- You've been talking chiminology on about fuck knows what for, God knows how long.
- 2012 March 3, The cultural backdrop of English (radio), spoken by Sandra McKay, via ABC Radio National:
- So you can have chiminology, it means you're trying to be very erudite and talk in a very academic way...
Further reading
edit- Singlish vocabulary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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