Definition of "Pooh-Bor"

Shotgun SG

Okay, I give up. I still have no idea wtf this "Pooh bor" means. I understand its a Hokkien or Teochew swear word.

Any knows care to enlighten me??

Dun tell me its Winnie the Pooh's wife. -.- I hear that one a lot already.

wrexham SG

haha! WTP wife -.- Razz

sEphIrOth SG

pooh is bored….with dsylexia

Stoat SG

my brain isn't functioning right now...i initially thought the thread had something to do with "Pooh Bear" Laughing

dark_snowboy SG

sort of like insulting someone, but not in a very harsh context

kaobeikaobu SG

referring to female homosapiens who like to play pool or go to swimming pool... Laughing

hiphop2009 SG

i am a pure breed teochew...

this word is both from hokkien and teochew, but i believe is teochew word.

"u pooh bor kia~"

"le ji kai pooh bor sibei kiam pa"

wad does it mean?

Actually it is a bit harsh, but den, wad my mum told me is, it is equivalent to scolding "TMD (Ta Ma De).

It can also means useless and good for nothing, as from the above example " u pooh bor kia", which literally means u good for nth kid.

next time, if someone scold u pooh bor, scold him "tan bai kia" back (some forumnites may noe wad am i talking abt, another "pooh bor" equivalent word). "tan bai kia" means retarded or idiot kid.

sEphIrOth SG

you bastard child

you this bastard child , wanting to get wacked someday

shinta SG

my late grandfather calls all his grandchildren pooh bor kia

my aunt's husband use dan bai everytime any one of us say anything tt sounds retarded

Laughing

de_middle SG

Laughing

Shotgun SG

Alrite! Now i know what it means. Heh. I find it funny that people often use these words without knowing its original meaning.

So when I ask them, "whats pooh bor mean?"

They'd go, "Actually, I also dunno... All i know is u're not supposed to feel good after someone says that to u."

Rolling Eyes

*PS: I find it the word more interesting when an elder generation of teochew speaker says it. There's this sing-songy sound to it*

euc SG

You understand now pooh bor kia?

the Bear SG

poohbor literally translated is actually mofo.. Razz

tam bai = stupid, retarded, idiotic

Laughing

hiphop2009 SG

bingo! Very Happy

<Precious> SG

SgF can set up shop to do translation business oredi! Laughing

hiphop2009 SG

bear bear can....haha...coolect money for each translation...

t_a_s SG

pooh is fuck, bor is wife, so fuck wife

banzie SG

no lah it actually saying Pooh's Balls...

Yea you have the balls like winnie the pooh... very insulting... hahaha

xhAix SG

this is a very harsh word in teochew... if i am not wrong.. shld be f*ck ya mother. something like tht bah. puborkia means a guy tht f*ck his mum? maybe shld go and ask those elder teochew ah pek then will get the answer. but pray tht wun get scold till lagi jialat Laughing