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/ˌk˭eɪ ˈp˭o/ · adjective
(Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Being a busybody, prying into the business of others..
Hey hey two different matters okay? Our SM already paid so why you so kaypoh?
“My elder sister and mother don’t like me doing this. They would scold me and say I’m kaypoh.
The slightest noise eg.^([sic]) me opening an envelope, will have him running up to investigate, being very kaypoh (nosey) by nature.
To get problems rectified, Lim who admits to being a “kaypoh” (busybody), would hassle the relevant authorities.
I thought through every angle, then Jesus decides to kaypoh and mess everything up.
Don't kaypoh so much. Locked door, not allowed to go inside, means don't go—understand?
Puay Sim interrupted, clacking her chopsticks decisively over a slice of fried fish. “If you don't know them, don't kaypoh, Mum.
Use kaypoh when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kaypoh means (Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Being a busybody, prying into the business of others..
Common synonyms include nosy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Hey hey two different matters okay? Our SM already paid so why you so kaypoh?
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