fai-tee

Chinese Pidgin English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 快啲 (faai3 di1).

Adverb

fai-tee

1. immediately, promptly
   • 1889 November, Thomas W. Knox, “The Talking Handkerchief”, in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, volume LXXIX, number CCCCLXXIV (in English), New York: Harper & Brothers, publishers, page 937:

     “John,” I said, “my go Hong-Kong side, fai-tee”—I am going to Hong-Kong immediately.