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Welsh English Out (By Hectic Days) and Want To Mitch For A While

The document provides definitions for words and phrases used in different varieties of English including Welsh English, Ireland English, Singapore English, and Japan English. Welsh English terms defined include "loch" meaning lake, "wanged out" meaning exhausted, and "tidy" meaning splendid. Ireland English terms defined are "a soft day" meaning light precipitation, "bucketing down" meaning torrential rain, "banjaxed" meaning broken or damaged, and "thick" meaning stupid. Singapore English terms defined are "atas" meaning upperclass, "confirm plus chop" meaning being confident, "kiasu" meaning fear of losing, "chope" meaning reserve, and "shiok" meaning fantastic feeling of satisfaction.

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Welsh English Out (By Hectic Days) and Want To Mitch For A While

The document provides definitions for words and phrases used in different varieties of English including Welsh English, Ireland English, Singapore English, and Japan English. Welsh English terms defined include "loch" meaning lake, "wanged out" meaning exhausted, and "tidy" meaning splendid. Ireland English terms defined are "a soft day" meaning light precipitation, "bucketing down" meaning torrential rain, "banjaxed" meaning broken or damaged, and "thick" meaning stupid. Singapore English terms defined are "atas" meaning upperclass, "confirm plus chop" meaning being confident, "kiasu" meaning fear of losing, "chope" meaning reserve, and "shiok" meaning fantastic feeling of satisfaction.

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INNER CIRCLE

Welsh English
Taking a walk by a nearby loch gives me a tidy feeling whenever I get wanged
out (by hectic days) and want to mitch for a while.
+ loch = lake
+ wanged out = exhausted
+ tidy = splendid
+ mitch = skip school

Ireland English
No matter if it’s a soft day or bucketing down, transportations may be banjaxed
from the lack of visions and even from drivers with thick skills.
+ a soft day = precipitation between mist and drizzle
+ bucketing down = torrential rain
+ banjaxed = broken, damaged
+ thick = stupid, unintelligible

OUTER CIRCLE
Singapore English
Atas people confirm plus chop they never have kiasu in any field. Even in
culinary aspect, they can always chope restaurants with shiok taste lah.
Atas = upperclass, high social status
Confirm plus chop = being very confident or sure about something
Kiasu = fear of losing (aggressive, competitive behavior)
Chope = reserve something
Shiok = fantastic, feeling of satisfaction
Lah = a suffix used to place emphasis on the sentence or word before

EXPANDING CIRCLE
Japan English
This year base-up had everyone with such tension that high touch and guts pose
can be seen every floors. Also, everyone receives a come one for the annual year-
end party as well.
+ base-up = salary increase
+ tension = excitement
+ high touch = high five
+ guts pose = victory pose
+ come one = invitation to join an activity or event

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