"sabo" meaning in English

See sabo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sabos [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of sabotage. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|sabotage|}} Clipping of sabotage Head templates: {{en-noun}} sabo (plural sabos)
  1. (slang) A saboteur. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-sabo-en-noun-7VMJP9MO Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 44

Verb

Forms: sabos [present, singular, third-person], saboing [participle, present], saboed [participle, past], saboed [past]
Etymology: Clipping of sabotage. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|sabotage|}} Clipping of sabotage Head templates: {{en-verb}} sabo (third-person singular simple present sabos, present participle saboing, simple past and past participle saboed)
  1. (transitive, Singapore, colloquial, informal, Singlish) To get someone in trouble, to prank, to sabotage another's efforts. Tags: Singapore, Singlish, colloquial, informal, transitive Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sabo-en-verb-VNfnr9X4 Disambiguation of People: 6 94 Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Singlish Disambiguation of Singlish: 20 80

Inflected forms

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