'cher

See also: cher, Cher, and chèr

English

Alternative forms

• cher

Etymology

Clipping of teacher.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃə]

Noun

'cher (plural 'chers)

1. (Manglish, Singlish) A teacher (a person who teaches in a school).
   • 1998 August 14, mrbrown, “The Great Singlish/Singapore Dialect Dictionary”, in mrbrown.com‎^[1]:

     Student A: "Cher cher! Can I go to the loo?" Teacher: "Go lah go lah!".

   • 2014 May 2, Joshua Goh, TheSmartLocal‎^[2]:

     Teacher: WHO DID THAT? B: Cher cher, him! I saw! *points to A*

   • 2014 March 9, Manoj Harjani, Chapalang Magazine‎^[3]:

     I suppose it was a lot better than being addressed as ‘cher, but at the time I kept wishing I had ended up in a junior college instead.

Anagrams

• ECHR, Rech, Herc, EHRC