Meaning of cheeko pek | Babel Free

Definitions

A dirty old man; a pervert.

Singlish, derogatory

Examples

“Also keeping an eye on Ivy is Towkay Tan, a greasy, plumpish old man best described as a cheeko-pek.”

“Lest someone think I’ve started a degree course at the School of Chee Ko Peks, I’m utterly indifferent to the show.”

“[…] lexical innovations, especially compounds, some of them with all elements of English origin, others of hybrid nature: e.g., White Horse (“the sons of politicians or other important persons”), hawker stall/hawker centre (s.a.), void deck (“empty space kept for social functions on the ground floor of apartment blocks”), airflown (“freshly imported (food)”), but also hybrid compounds such as botak head (“bald head”) and cheeko peg (“dirty old man”) […]”

““Since the courts were often near HDB blocks, a personal worry was that a resident would see the drone outside their window, and think I’m a ‘cheeko peh’” said Mr Ong, referring to a Singlish term for a dirty old man.”

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