Meaning of jialat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Sapping of one’s strength; tiresome.
   Manglish, Singlish, archaic
2. Terrible, disastrous; (of a person) affected by difficulties, in a dire situation.
   Manglish, Singlish, broadly, common

Examples

“wah lao...... jialat ahhhh you.”

“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.”

“Jialat, jialat (very serious). This one jialat. Tell⟳ me about it man. Did you use⟳ it?”

“According to his doctors, every minute he had remained unconscious would have⟳ added to his life being in danger. "If it were 10 minutes... jialat (terrible)!" he said.”

“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.”

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