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kiasiness.

The quality of being kiasi, a stereotypically Singaporean attitude associated with being overly wary and willing to take excessive measures to avoid risk.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkjɑːsiːnəs/Singapore[ˈkjãː˧.siː˧.nəs˦]Singapore
  1. The quality of being kiasi, a stereotypically Singaporean attitude associated with being overly wary and willing to take excessive measures to avoid risk.

    Singapore · Singlish · derogatory · mildly · uncountable
Where this word comes from

kiasi + -ness, from Hokkien 驚死/惊死 (kiaⁿ-sí, “afraid to die”)

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.