"bao toh" meaning in All languages combined

See bao toh on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: [ˌpaʊ˨ ˈto˦] [Singapore] Forms: bao tohs [present, singular, third-person], bao tohing [participle, present], bao tohed [participle, past], bao tohed [past]
Etymology: From Hokkien 包刀 (pau-to, “wrapped knife”), referring to backstabbing. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|包刀|wrapped knife|tr=pau-to}} 包刀 (pau-to, “wrapped knife”) Head templates: {{en-verb|nolinkhead=1}} bao toh (third-person singular simple present bao tohs, present participle bao tohing, simple past and past participle bao tohed)
  1. (Singapore, informal, Singlish) To inform on someone behind his or her back. Tags: Singapore, Singlish, informal Synonyms: pao toh
    Sense id: en-bao_toh-en-verb-iuBPtP24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Singapore English, Singlish

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for bao toh meaning in All languages combined (2.3kB)

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