<u>General note</u>: All the ''lah'', ''leh'', ''oi'', ''har'', ''aiya'', etc. added to the dialogue are part of the Singlish vocabulary to accentuate the meaning of the sentence.


    A levels: An examination held annually in Singapore, conducted jointly by Singapore''s Ministry of Education and the University of Cambridge.


    ACS: Anglo-Chinese School, one of Singapore''s top high schools.


    Chiarong, or 佳容: Chloe''s Chinese name. The first character means "good, auspicious, beautiful" while the second means "appearance, form". So essentially, a good and beautiful girl.


    Chio: Pretty in Hokkien.


    Chiobu: Pretty girl in Hokkien.


    CCA: Co-curricular activity. Used to be known as extracurricular activity, but the name is changed in Singapore. It''s a non-academic activity that is required for all students to undertake as part of their education.


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    EC: eye candy. Meaning: someone you find superficially attractive to look at, but not necessarily crushing or interested romantically. It''s a Singaporean slang used among Junior College students. It can also be used as a verb.


    Example usage 1: "Who is your EC?" "Jon!"


    Example usage 2: "Omg let me tell you a secret... I EC Jon."


    HDB: Housing Development Board, Singapore''s public housing. They are subsidized housing built and managed by the government.


    Hokkien: A common Chinese dialect spoken in Singapore


    Hyuna: Popular solo artist in South Korea.


    Is it?: A variation of "Really?" Usually appended to a sentence.


    Jay Chou: Jay Chou is the king of MandoPop.


    JC: Junior College. High school equivalent in Singapore.


    One: Sometimes added to the end of a sentence to emphasize it. It has Mandarin roots to it, and a Reddit discussion is linked here: https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/3t47t6/how_do_you_use_one_in_singlish/</a>


    Siao: Crazy in Hokkien.


    Wah lao: A Hokkien curse word commonly used.