bo chup

== English == === Alternative forms === bo chap, bochup, bo-chup, bo-chap, bochap, boh chap === Etymology === From Hokkien 無插／无插 (bô-chhap, “indifferent; to not care about”). === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰap̚³²/, [bo˨ t͡sʰap̚˧] === Adjective === bo chup (comparative more bo chup, superlative most bo chup) (Singapore, Singlish) Indifferent, not caring about something, unbothered. 2000, Clarissa Oon (quoting Jeffrey Tan), The Straits Times (Life!), 23 September p. 5 When you ask for feedback, there is a certain bo-chap-ness (apathy). 2000, Jessica Tan, The Straits Times (Life!), 29 December p. 8 Desperately in need of a makeover, these two not-so-gorgeous but talented damsels definitely bag the most bochap (can’t be bothered, in Hokkien) look prize. 2004 Dharmendra Yadav (quoting Goh Chok Tong), Today, 19 May p. 3 In March, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong reflected about the ‘bo-chap’ (can’t be bothered) attitude of young Singaporeans. 2006 Elgin Teo (quoting He Shuwei), The Sunday Times, 30 July p. 10–11 ‘Bochap’? Not us, say teens [title].. [A]re Singaporean youths really so “bochap” (indifferent in Hokkien)? .. “We are not ‘bochap’. We are aware of issues concerning Singapore’s progress; it’s just that there’s nothing we can actually do at this stage,” opines Shuwei. ==== Usage notes ==== While used often in speech, typically attested as italicized or in quotation marks in writing. === References === A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English (Online), http://www.mysmu.edu/faculty/jacklee/singlish_B.htm