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Meaning of bo liao | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
/ˌboː˨ˈljaʊ˨˦/

Definitions

Boring.

Singapore, colloquial

Examples

“This guy damn bo-liao. As though I got time to entertain you.”
“I had a friend who would SMS me the most bo liao messages. I’m glad it’s stopped now.”
“Can’t they do something more meaningful? Doing such things is called ‘bo liao‘ (nothing better to do).”
“Having to manage that part is rather ‘bo liao’ and I felt my limited energy can be better served somewhere.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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