Singlish swearing borrows from Hokkien, so the strongest words are Chinese dialect.

The 10 most-used swear words in Singapore, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   kan ni na KAN nee NAF*** your mother (Hokkien).
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   chee bye CHEE byeC*** (Hokkien).
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   lan jiao LAN jeowDick.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   pundek POON-dekC*** (Malay).
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   sia suay see-a SWAYEmbarrassing.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   wah lau eh wah LAU ehOh my god! Ugh!
   Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   goondu GOON-dooIdiot (Tamil).
   Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   bodoh BO-dohStupid (Malay).
   Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    bo liao bo LEEOWPointless, bored.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    kayu KA-yooWooden. Clumsy.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it