"pang seh" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: Hokkien 放生 (pàng seⁿ) to release, to set free. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|放生|tr=pàng seⁿ}} 放生 (pàng seⁿ) Head templates: {{head|en|verb|head=pang seh}} pang seh
  1. (Singapore, informal) To deliberately miss an agreed appointment, especially at the last minute. Tags: Singapore, informal
    Sense id: en-pang_seh-en-verb-4DHQ1XQK Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Singlish: 57 43
  2. (Singapore, informal) To stand someone up. Tags: Singapore, informal
    Sense id: en-pang_seh-en-verb-UfMqKwfu Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
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          "text": "Then in the end, he everytime^([sic]) pang seh me and disappear during working hours. In the end, I have to clear a lot of work for him instead.",
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          "ref": "2010-03-10, Belinda Wee, “Thaddeus’ pals”, in Go, Thaddeus!, archived from the original on 2016-03-04:",
          "text": "They had made a pact to attend Raffles Junior College together and while my nephew obliged for a while, he made an early exit and left Julian feeling that he had been “pang seh-ed” (let down) by his best friend.",
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          "ref": "2015-01-14, Nando's Singapore, “Twitter”, in Twitter.com, retrieved 2015-11-01:",
          "text": "Friends don't pang seh friends! Period. And we know just how to make sure your gatherings happens…Watch this space.",
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        "To stand someone up."
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        "(Singapore, informal) To stand someone up."
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        }
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