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# A kiasu person; someone afraid to lose out.
# A kiasu person; someone afraid to lose out.
#* 2003, Frederick Lim, ''Today'', 28 May, p. 22:
#*: “Apart from the ''kiasis'' and ''kiasus'', there are also Singaporeans at the other end of the scale...”


===See also===
===See also===

Revision as of 01:05, 27 March 2026

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 驚輸 (kiaⁿ-su, “afraid to lose out”).

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkjɑːsuː/ (Singapore English)
  • Hyphenation: kia‧su

Adjective

kiasu

  1. Afraid to lose out, especially due to being overly competitive.
  2. Someone who makes a selfish decision out of fear that they might miss out on something important.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

kiasu (plural kiasus)

  1. A kiasu person; someone afraid to lose out.

See also

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