"kee siao" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kʰiː sjaʊ/ [Singapore-English] Forms: more kee siao [comparative], most kee siao [superlative]
Etymology: From Hokkien 起痟 (khí-siáu, “to go mad”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-m|起痟|to go mad|tr=khí-siáu}} 起痟 (khí-siáu, “to go mad”) Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} kee siao (comparative more kee siao, superlative most kee siao)
  1. (Singapore, colloquial) Mad, crazy. Tags: Singapore, colloquial Synonyms: ki siao Related terms: siao
    Sense id: en-kee_siao-en-adj-IqFsO~V5 Categories (other): Singapore English, Singlish

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        {
          "text": "1999, September 7, Panda on Skates, Singlish Poem, Google Groups\nTeacher mark your paper also kee siao. http://www.sgexposed.com/2013/02/singapore-sleaze-da-lu-music-lounge.html"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Low Kay Hwa, To Forget You",
          "text": "\"He's a kee siao guy,\" Ridhuan said. https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=sGZKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT535&dq=kee+siao&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGtIui8PbLAhWEGo4KHVOQA4UQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=kee%2520siao&f=false",
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          "text": "2015, March 7, limteh, Singapore is a big prison…, forum\nthat's why many getting kee siao...http://sgtalk.org/mybb/Thread-Singapore-is-a-big-prison"
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        {
          "ref": "2015 July 7, “Japanese AV industry turns to Singapore to find new male talent”, in The Batty Post, archived from the original on 2016-03-30",
          "text": "“Wah piang! I’m shocked, are these Japanese kee siao or what?” said Mrs Elaine Ong, a mother of two from Sungei Kadut.",
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        "(Singapore, colloquial) Mad, crazy."
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      "form": "most kee siao",
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          "ref": "2015 July 7, “Japanese AV industry turns to Singapore to find new male talent”, in The Batty Post, archived from the original on 2016-03-30",
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