Vulgar
Used in Hong Kong
Pronunciation: "gau" (the number "9" in Cantonese)
Literal meaning: penis (n.)
Pragmatic Meaning: stupid; pointless; ridiculous; making something pointless, ridiculous or useless
Usually used as an adjective or an adverb in Hong Kong English
More: on9, on99, 9gag,
Used in Hong Kong
Pronunciation: "gau" (the number "9" in Cantonese)
Literal meaning: penis (n.)
Pragmatic Meaning: stupid; pointless; ridiculous; making something pointless, ridiculous or useless
Usually used as an adjective or an adverb in Hong Kong English
More: on9, on99, 9gag,
Adj.: This idea is 9. (This idea is stupid.)
Adj.: 9 people make 9 suggestions. (Stupid people make stupid suggestions.)
Adj.: I won't take the 9railway. It costed Hongkongers a bloody USD$8.60 billion for a slower train service with collapsing terminals. (I won't take High-Speed Rail Link between Hong Kong and China. It costed Hongkongers a bloody USD$8.60 billion for a slower train service with collapsing terminals.)
Adv.: "Tag 9 him." (Fucking tag him on Facebook)
Adv. & Adj.: "I 9did my assignment. It was a 9 topic anyway." (I not-giving-a-fuck-did my assignment. It was a ridiculous/pointless/stupid topic anyway.)
Adj.: 9 people make 9 suggestions. (Stupid people make stupid suggestions.)
Adj.: I won't take the 9railway. It costed Hongkongers a bloody USD$8.60 billion for a slower train service with collapsing terminals. (I won't take High-Speed Rail Link between Hong Kong and China. It costed Hongkongers a bloody USD$8.60 billion for a slower train service with collapsing terminals.)
Adv.: "Tag 9 him." (Fucking tag him on Facebook)
Adv. & Adj.: "I 9did my assignment. It was a 9 topic anyway." (I not-giving-a-fuck-did my assignment. It was a ridiculous/pointless/stupid topic anyway.)
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