delay no more

English

Etymology

Deliberate Hobson-Jobson of Cantonese 屌你老母 (diu2 nei5 lou5 mou5-2, “fuck your mother”).

Phrase

delay no more

  1. (Hong Kong, minced oath) Fuck you.
    • 1997 August 31, hk.talk.sex‎ (Usenet):
      Delay no more sea tiger! Sea tiger eat shit la!
    • 2002 June 26, alt.sports.soccer.worldcup2002‎ (Usenet):
      Delay No More to All who Against the Korea Team!!
    • 2004 October 11, hk.politics‎ (Usenet):
      how dare you thing yourself god? Yes, you are the god of your own world. Delay no more.
    • 2012, Kwok-bun Chan, editor, Hybrid Hong Kong, Abingdon: Routledge, →ISBN:
      The G.O.D. emporium on Hollywood Road joined in the local action by dressing its window mannequins in t-shirts that read, "Delay no more: Supporting local culture" and "Delay no more: Save local markets."

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