steady pom pi pi
Calm; self-assuredCalm; self-assured.
/ˈstɛ̝di ˌpɔm ˌpiː ˌpiː/
Meaning
1 senses(Singapore, Singlish, dated, humorous, predicative)Calm; self-assured.
Origin
Singapore English steady (“solid, cool-headed, reliable”) + Hokkien 歕觱觱 /𬅫觱觱 (pûn pi-pi,Singapore English steady (“solid, cool-headed, reliable”) + Hokkien 歕觱觱 /𬅫觱觱 (pûn pi-pi, “to blow a whistle”, onomatopoeic).
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