Uniquely Singlish..

~~ Singlish of the Day! ~~

If you have visited the http://www.singaporeday.sg/ website, you'll notice on the small left corner, there is this "Chope Your Goodie Bag".

So what does Chope actually means???

Chope! ~~

Chope in Singlish can mean,

1) to save something before hand, to reserve ~~ eg. Help us Chope 4 seats if you arrive early. It's usually because of the kiasuism of most people, it is common to see laptop bags, files, school bag on canteen seats & tables with only 1 person there, who was sent to "Chope" the seats.

so......."Chope your Goodie Bag" means to reserve the Goodie Bag for the event

2) The concept of using the word, Chope is unique as a form of Singlish because,
"According to Dr Lionel Wee from the National University of Singapore’s Department of English Language and Literature, the use only-in-Singapore term doesn’t have a root word for it"


Hosay Boh?
Jia Ming