"paktor" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: [ˈpʰɑʔˈtʰɔː] [Singapore], [ˈpʰɑk̚-] [Singapore]
Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 拍拖 (paak³ to¹, “to date, or be dating someone”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|拍拖|t=to date, or be dating someone}} Cantonese 拍拖 (paak³ to¹, “to date, or be dating someone”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} paktor
  1. (Singapore, Malaysia, informal) To go out on a date with someone whom one is romantically involved with. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, informal Derived forms: paktorlogy, paktor-ing
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          "ref": "1994 November 20, “The scattering of Satay Club”, in The Straits Times (Leisure), page 32:",
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          "ref": "1998 November 7, tcbeez, “Eyes sore at traffic light junction”, in soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):",
          "text": "Some youngsters paktor with girlfriends also stroll slowly across the roads.",
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          "ref": "2004 July 10, “Nostalgia? More like costalgia' to me”, in The New Paper (Singapore), page 10:",
          "text": "When Miss Doris Low and Mr Bobby Chua were 'paktor-ing' (dating) they ate at the carpark stalls at least twice a week.",
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          "ref": "2015 May 5, “DOING GOOD IN THE LONG RUN”, in The New Paper (Singapore), page 17:",
          "text": "My wife joins me whenever I train, so it's our time to paktor (\"go dating\" in Cantonese).",
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          "ref": "2015 February 27, “Parkour caper is purely a star vehicle for Lautner”, in The Business Times (Singapore), page 37:",
          "text": "That shares the spotlight with Lautner, who plays Cam, a bicycle courier looking to \"paktor\" (Cantonese slang for \"court\") with parkour hottie Nikki (Marie Avgeropoulos).",
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          "ref": "1994 November 20, “The scattering of Satay Club”, in The Straits Times (Leisure), page 32:",
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