English
hao siao
Hao siao comes from Hokkien 嘐潲 ‘fake’.
- Hokkienmodern嘐潲hau-siâu‘fake’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011hao siao
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hokkienmodern嘐潲hau-siâu‘fake’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011hao siao
Earliest quotation: 2011, Willard Cheng, Palace: Customs won't tolerate 'hao siao' journalists: “A Malacañang spokeswoman on Friday said the Bureau of…”
Every English word from Hokkien 嘐潲
Today it means
noun pseudojournalists, not employed by a reputable news organization but who pass themselves off as journalists in order to cash in on the payoffs and bribes from news sources, particularly during elections.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 嘐潲 / hao siao