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語源

A Singapore variant of the Mexican wave. Kallang is the location of a football stadium in Singapore.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːlɑːŋ weɪv/

名詞

Kallang Wave (複数形 Kallang Waves)

1. (Singapore) Synonym of Mexican wave
   • 1991 August 19, S Gulam, The New Paper, page 36:

     THANK goodness for the Kallang Roar and the Kallang Wave.

   • 1997 August 18, Bertha Henson, The New Paper, page 20:

     Beyond the fact that it's a free show, with great fireworks and a goodie-filled fun-pack thrown in, it's the atmosphere, the Kallang Wave and feeling the joy of being Singaporean.

   • 2007 April 20, Jeanine Tan, Today Newspaper, page 60:

     The Kallang Wave is not so much about the National Stadium as it is about the symbolism of local football's diminishing importance to a populace seemingly obsessed with material success.

   • 2014, Aaron Koh, Social and Tech (blog entry):

     The biggest satisfaction was to do the Kallang Wave again, after so many years, and it was even better as I waved with my son for the first time.