Words PAP teach us

[tanwahp]

What are some of the words used by PAP ministers that I had to Google to find out what they mean, only to find them meaningless to the situation.

1. 20/20 foresight
2. Highfalutin
3.

Please add on.

 

[godiva]

3. Market subsidy
4. GRC

 

[tanwahp]

3. Market subsidy
4. GRC

I know what are those, unfortunately.

I remember one: Betterer.

 

[metalmickey]

5. populist
6. emotive
7. repent

 

[mojito]

8. tripartite (unions under state control)
9. technocrat (euphemism for dull bureaucrats anointed by the regime)
10. meritocracy (patronage system contingent on academic potential and bootlicking skills)

 

[kazuo]

1. fast track
2. cul-de-sac
3. knuckleduster
4. hike
5. parachute

 

[billisnotathome]

11. emeritus
12. ponding
13. 'loitering outside polling booths is not allowed'

 

[glockman]

14. Boy or Girl : Two is Enough
15. By-election Effect
16. spurs and hide
17. Whiter than white
18. FIX

 

[ray_of_hope]

19. Quitter or stayer
20. Heartlander or cosmopolitan

 

[wrcboi]

21. What do you think?
22. Honest mistake

 

[Getloud]

23. I feel RICH when I look at my CPF

 

[scroobal]

24. Confluence of events

 

[metalmickey]

24. Confluence of events

Translation: shit happens.

 

[Ash007]

25: Mee Siam mai hum. (I don't know hokkien but want to appear to be close to the heartland)

 

[tanwahp]

Top 10 words and phrases that PAP taught me, compiling from this list.

1. 20/20 foresight
2. Highfalutin
3. Betterer
4. Tripartite
5. Cul-de-sac
6. Knuckleduster
7. Emeritus
8. Spurs (in hide)
9. Confluence (of events)
10. Mee siam mai hum

 

[elephanto]

Top 10 words and phrases that PAP taught me, compiling from this list.

1. 20/20 foresight
2. Highfalutin
3. Betterer
4. Tripartite
5. Cul-de-sac
6. Knuckleduster
7. Emeritus
8. Spurs (in hide)
9. Confluence (of events)
10. Mee siam mai hum

YO BRO! Why no 'REPENT!' ?
You better REPENT ! :-)

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Let's move on.

 

[elephanto]

Must be "INCLUSIVE" mah !

Inclusive is LHL's National Day Rally buzzword in his early reign...

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Upturn the downturn.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

LEEgalised corruption.