Country Dictionary

A slang unique to Singaporeans. It means being finished, wrecked or defeated.

Officer: Gentlemen, FBO in 3 minutes. We are going for a 32km route march. Hurry up!

Soldier: Wahlao eh, pass away la!

When someone die.

My girlfriend will be operated... I hope she doesn't pass away

Unlike dying, which connotes a degree of violence and urgency, passing away is a situation where you slowly leave the world. It can be precipitated by lying on the floor beneath a cubicle desk. Passing away is a way to escape the madness that may occur around you.

-"What are you doing this weekend?"
-"Oh I'm passing away."

"This madness. I need to pass away."

-"Where are Jackie and Jen?"
-"They passed away at -100 o' clock."

when you kill someone in COD you say that.

oh you killed me
no you passed away.

when a roach crawls on your foot.

if a roach ever crawls on my foot i'm going to PASS AWAY.

A more formal way of saying ''die''

Anything will pass away when its lifespan is over.

Falling asleep, drifting off to sleep, dying.

I was falling asleep...you know....I passed away.