Jialat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Jialat is an adjective meaning (Singlish, Manglish, original sense, now rare) Sapping one’s strength; tiresome.
Meaning
(Singlish, Manglish, original sense, now rare) Sapping one’s strength; tiresome.
More Meanings
- (Singlish, Manglish, by extension) Terrible, disastrous; (of a person) affected by difficulties, in a dire situation.
Example Sentences
wah lao...... jialat ahhhh you.
Jialat, jialat (very serious). This one jialat. Tell me about it man. Did you use it?
None of the economists polled expect the economy to contract - be it a technical recession or a real recession - and hit the alamak and jialat ranges.
Seeing my Dad in that state was a huge shock. I was like ‘eh what the fuck! What’s wrong with you?!’ […] ‘Lucky I didn’t die, boy!’ he told me. Jialat sia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fatiguing, wearisome, wearing, exhaustive, tiresome, weariful.
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