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"Aiyah", "atas", "Ah Beng" and more local lingo make it into Oxford English Dictionary

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Alongside the likes of "clickbait", "fuhgeddaboudit", "biatch" and the classic "butt-fucker", more Singaporean terms have been officially added into the Oxford English Dictionary this month. 

Exclamations such as "aiyah" and "aiyoh" — used to express resignation or frustration — have officially entered the lexicon, as well as adjectives such as "bodoh" and "atas". 

Local cuisine also made its way into Oxford's September update. Now the world will know what exactly "char kway teow", "rendang" and "Hainanese chicken rice" are. Other Southeast Asian dishes that made the list include the Philippines' "balut", "pancit" and "lechon" (though the dish is really of Spanish origin).


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