"complain king" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: complain kings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} complain king (plural complain kings)
  1. (Singapore, colloquial) A dissatisfied male who always grumbles or rants, and reports on others’ faults usually to someone in authority or the media, with or without ill intentions. Tags: Singapore, colloquial Categories (topical): Male people Related terms: complain queen [feminine]
    Sense id: en-complain_king-en-noun-PN5D-ZfU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Singapore English

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2015 August 9, “Complain Kings – Icons of SG”, in SG50, retrieved 2017-10-23",
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          "text": "hoganrock: Who's the number 1 Complain King/Queen here? Are you a Complain King/Queen? What do you usually complain about?",
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          "ref": "2000 October 5, squig...@my-deja.com, “Are we really complain kings and queens?”, in soc.culture.singapore (Usenet), retrieved 2017-11-01",
          "text": "Are we really complain kings and queens? Some academic from New Zealand said that we are a nation of moaners in Straits Times. Sure, we complain about lots of stuff, but everyone does it, not just Singaporeans. I don't think it's fair. Besides what else can we do...its not easy living here...the prices are sky-rocketing, everything is expensive , from owning a box of space in the air to the cars on the streets, and the govt is not helping. And I don't think we moan, we are just giving feedback. Some people think we're being petty cos we have a good life. So should we just keep our dissatisfaction to ourselves? What's wrong with complaining any.",
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