"die-die" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of die and a calque of Malay mati-matian (“desperately; with all one's might”), itself a reduplication of mati (“to die”).",
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          "ref": "2004 December 12, Colin Goh, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page L14:",
          "text": "When we’ve something to say […] we will die-die find the most compelling way to say it to our intended audience.",
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          "ref": "2006 August 13, Teo Pau Lin, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page L24:",
          "text": "[O]nly about 100 [hawker] stalls got his highest ranking of “die, die must try”.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2024 October 18, Andre Frois, “Why Elderly Parents ‘Die Die’ Won’t See the Doctor”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-12-18:",
          "text": "My dad’s reluctance to seek medical care isn’t unique. In fact, only a third of older adults here have a regular family doctor, which leads to delayed diagnoses and missed opportunities to catch serious conditions early.",
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        "No matter what, absolutely, even if one dies trying; emphasizes urgency, necessity or commitment."
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          "absolutely",
          "absolutely"
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          "urgency",
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          "necessity",
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          "commitment",
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        "(Singlish) No matter what, absolutely, even if one dies trying; emphasizes urgency, necessity or commitment."
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          "ref": "2004 December 12, Colin Goh, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page L14:",
          "text": "When we’ve something to say […] we will die-die find the most compelling way to say it to our intended audience.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2006 August 13, Teo Pau Lin, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page L24:",
          "text": "[O]nly about 100 [hawker] stalls got his highest ranking of “die, die must try”.",
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          "text": "My dad’s reluctance to seek medical care isn’t unique. In fact, only a third of older adults here have a regular family doctor, which leads to delayed diagnoses and missed opportunities to catch serious conditions early.",
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        "(Singlish) No matter what, absolutely, even if one dies trying; emphasizes urgency, necessity or commitment."
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