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"ref": "1997 April 10, Ng, “Open letter to all NS boys”, in soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):",
"text": "I chao keng. I idle. What is pride?",
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"ref": "2015 October 19, “Guys, here are 10 foods that will make your skin glow and hopefully help you get some”, in Mothership:",
"text": "That said, going back for reservist training would without a doubt be a pain — digging up all your old gear, your uniform and your dusty field pack once a year is enough to make you wish you chao kenged during your NSF days.",
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"ref": "2017, Max West, How To Forge A Frogman, →ISBN:",
"text": "I couldn't actually bring myself to chao keng, but though it was only 4 km, that march was one of the tougher evolutions we've done.",
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"ref": "2017 April 26, “Are the new sentencing principles for NS defaulters fair?”, in The Online Citizen:",
"text": "I would argue that those who 'slack' or 'chao keng' are probably more a threat to our national security than a defaulter who has postponed his NS, but done well while in NS.",
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"ref": "2017 September 18, “If you're too sick for work, this startup lets you get your MC online”, in Asia One:",
"text": "I'm willing to bet all of us have tried to chao keng our way out of work sometime in the past, myself included.",
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"ref": "2018 May 3, “To Prevent More Deaths Like Pte Dave Lee’s, Chao Keng Culture Must End”, in Rice:",
"text": "For the longest time, there’s existed the rampant problem of soldiers malingering, or more colloquially “chao keng”, to excuse themselves from training. This has led to the deep-seated mistrust of soldiers who report sick or declare themselves unfit.",
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"To malinger, to skive, to shirk one's duties (particularly military duties) by feigning illness or reporting sick."
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"ref": "2015 October 19, “Guys, here are 10 foods that will make your skin glow and hopefully help you get some”, in Mothership:",
"text": "That said, going back for reservist training would without a doubt be a pain — digging up all your old gear, your uniform and your dusty field pack once a year is enough to make you wish you chao kenged during your NSF days.",
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"ref": "2017, Max West, How To Forge A Frogman, →ISBN:",
"text": "I couldn't actually bring myself to chao keng, but though it was only 4 km, that march was one of the tougher evolutions we've done.",
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},
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"ref": "2017 April 26, “Are the new sentencing principles for NS defaulters fair?”, in The Online Citizen:",
"text": "I would argue that those who 'slack' or 'chao keng' are probably more a threat to our national security than a defaulter who has postponed his NS, but done well while in NS.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2017 September 18, “If you're too sick for work, this startup lets you get your MC online”, in Asia One:",
"text": "I'm willing to bet all of us have tried to chao keng our way out of work sometime in the past, myself included.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2018 May 3, “To Prevent More Deaths Like Pte Dave Lee’s, Chao Keng Culture Must End”, in Rice:",
"text": "For the longest time, there’s existed the rampant problem of soldiers malingering, or more colloquially “chao keng”, to excuse themselves from training. This has led to the deep-seated mistrust of soldiers who report sick or declare themselves unfit.",
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"(Singlish) To malinger, to skive, to shirk one's duties (particularly military duties) by feigning illness or reporting sick."
],
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