@caitofalltraits: Teaching you some Singlish because it’s time you learn it. #singlish #singapore #LearnOnTikTok #tiktokforgood #bestof2025

Mohammad Hatta76 :

I had a friend who refered to kitchen tongs (to pick food items) as "Kiap-kiap"

jh :

Uniquely in Singapore

a1_yinggg :

My boys invented a new word from this: kiaper. 😅

aviation.sg :

Giap Is a Hokkien language word for 夹

Sherlyn Tan :

The clothes pegs also called kiap kiap

Terencetang :

best video ever for singapore

Rockey Chan :

Aaahhh... So close to the Cantonese!!

#WomenOnWheels :

In malay it's kepit/sepit

Andy Khouri :

So it means “pinch”

ongcwa :

kiap English call what? how to say in proper English, I use my armpits to kiap my wallet?🤔

Haziq Halim :

I sell chicken rice and when we refer the tongs as kiap-kiap!

第十个光头(静泽) :

Kiap is action. Kiap-kiap is thing. Like "Hello, can pass me the kiap-kiap" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

liangshepherd :

Is this word Cantonese origin? Or have I learned Singlish way back in canton…

Moophtaz Herodoth 🇦🇺 :

pinch?

everlast :

😄 you are so funny, making us funny

Jason Ng :

LL🍻 :

Fun fact. Chopsticks in Thai is Takeib (pronounced as Ta-Kiap)

高老师在印尼kollin :

中文=卡或者夹

mrfrog :

kiap kiap, can stand for tongs, hair clips, clothes pegs. totally singlish🤣

Anh Ba Tèo :

Việtnames we say kẹp

🛹 Slim Shady ✨️ :

Kiap ❤️‍🩹✨️

Musang :

‘du’ - poke

warptp :

i kiap the meaning now!

je5salyn.y :

My Ah Ma used to kiap my hand under her armpit when I was a child so that I won’t get lost😂

kurtleong731 :

kiap universal, 👍👏✌💪can use pinch I think 😂 but kiap more to the point.