play-play

动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To mess around, to play around; to take things lightly. Manglish,Singlish,invariable
    — Don't play-play hor.
    Don't play around, alright?
形容词 adj.
  1. Fake, toy, make-believe South-Africa,colloquial
    — They’re at the age when they want more than just a play-play watch.

词形变化

more play-play comparative most play-play superlative

词源

词源 1
Reduplication of play, influenced by Malay grammar (Malay main-main), or a calque of Mandarin 玩玩 (wánwan).
词源 2
Reduplication of play, possibly influenced by Afrikaans speel-speel.
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