shiok

English

Etymology

From Malay syok (“pleasing, attractive”).

Pronunciation

(Singapore English, Malaysian English) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːɒk/

Adjective

shiok (Singlish)

great; wonderful; delightful
1. pleasurable
  - 2016, John Chan, Singlish Notebook:
    Use condom? Then not shiok lah.
  - 2014 June 23, Jonathan Lim, “17 Singlish words that offer so much more than their English equivalents”, in Mothership.SG‎, Mothership, archived from the original on 25 June 2014:
    Ecstasy? Delicious? Pleasurable? How about just Shiok.

Anagrams

Khios, OKish, hoiks, shiko

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