"toh" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: [t˭o˦˨] [Singapore]
Etymology: From Hokkien 倒 (tó, “to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|倒|t=to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt|tr=tó}} Hokkien 倒 (tó, “to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb|invariable}} toh (invariable)
  1. (Singlish, intransitive) To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion. Tags: Singlish, intransitive, invariable
    Sense id: en-toh-en-verb-8kJKyCHd Categories (other): Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 57 33 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 33 4 7 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 63 37
  2. (Singlish, intransitive, rude, of someone) To die, to drop dead. Tags: Singlish, intransitive, invariable
    Sense id: en-toh-en-verb-lbzltLoP Categories (other): Singlish
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      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 倒 (tó, “to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt”)",
      "name": "bor"
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  "etymology_text": "From Hokkien 倒 (tó, “to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt”).",
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              10,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2016 August 25, @AARON__SIM, Twitter:",
          "text": "Wa I want Toh already",
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              6,
              9
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          "ref": "2023 March 16, Mephist0pheLes, “If Credit Suisse toh, will have impact as big as Lehmann brothers?”, in HardwareZone Forums:",
          "text": "If it toh, short term the mkt [market] will be scare sh1tless, but i dont think there will be a domino effect",
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        }
      ],
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        "To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion."
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          "collapse",
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        ],
        [
          "fall asleep",
          "fall asleep"
        ]
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        "(Singlish, intransitive) To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion."
      ],
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        "Singlish",
        "intransitive",
        "invariable"
      ]
    },
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        "To die, to drop dead."
      ],
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          "die",
          "die"
        ],
        [
          "drop dead",
          "drop dead"
        ]
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        "(Singlish, intransitive, rude, of someone) To die, to drop dead."
      ],
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        "of someone"
      ],
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        "Singlish",
        "intransitive",
        "invariable"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[t˭o˦˨]",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      ],
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              10,
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          ],
          "ref": "2016 August 25, @AARON__SIM, Twitter:",
          "text": "Wa I want Toh already",
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              6,
              9
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          "ref": "2023 March 16, Mephist0pheLes, “If Credit Suisse toh, will have impact as big as Lehmann brothers?”, in HardwareZone Forums:",
          "text": "If it toh, short term the mkt [market] will be scare sh1tless, but i dont think there will be a domino effect",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion."
      ],
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        [
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          "collapse"
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        [
          "fall asleep",
          "fall asleep"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Singlish, intransitive) To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Singlish",
        "intransitive",
        "invariable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "Singlish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To die, to drop dead."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ],
        [
          "drop dead",
          "drop dead"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "rude",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Singlish, intransitive, rude, of someone) To die, to drop dead."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of someone"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Singlish",
        "intransitive",
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t˭o˦˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "toh"
}

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