Chillers Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 I just read this on Stickman: You often hear foreigners talking about Thais criticising Westerners and saying that we are "bird shit farangs". I laugh when I hear this. They say that Thai people say that farangs are "farang kee nok" which would translate to something like "farang bird shit" â?? but that is not what the Thais are actually saying! It is kee ngok which means people like to keep their money and not spend it. You've got to laugh. I think Stick that you may be wrong on this one. My girlfriend assures me that "bird shit farang" is the correct term and is distinct from kii ngok. My opinion: Farang kii nok means a farang that has not got the money to pay (or looks that way). When I wear my Heavy Metal shirts, old shoes, and crusty jeans I look kii nok and my gf's sisters have no problem telling me so . Kii ngok means you look like you can pay but are too stingy to do so. Comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 I hear three versions. The ng sound is definitely there. Neeo can also mean sticky. It's probably a play on words. A triple-entendre so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 khee (f) nok (h) (bird shit) for low class often in combination with "farang" is the often heard and well known version khee (f) ngok (h) is possible. ngok is adjective and means greedy; in combination with khee it is a person that tends to be greedy however much more common than the second one is khee (f) niaow ® which also means a greedy person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 however much more common than the second one is khee (f) niaow ® which also means a greedy person It means a stingy person....literally sticky shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 ok, literally sticky, stingy but also used for greedy khee by the way does not only mean shit; in this case it stands for a person with a bad or negative character, like khee hung jealous person khee luem forgetful person khee mao often drunken etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 So without going into the difference between stingy and greedy can we agree that khee nok (bird shit), khee ngoh (greedy person) and khee neeo or niaow (sticky shit) all mean pretty much the same thing? I don't know where that leaves Stickman but hopefully everyone comes out a winner. Khee doesn't just mean shit (excrement) BTW....it can be used for waste material in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Khee doesn't just mean shit (excrement) BTW....it can be used for waste material in general. Exactly CW a couple of examples are Khee Tha (lit) Shit of the Eye or as we would say in English, Sleep in youe Eyes. Khee Mook (Shortened Jamook)(lit) Shit of the Nose, Snot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exileexpat Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Farang Kee Nok is actually a name of a variety of guava Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 In the 1970s "farang kee nok" referred to a Thai who tried to dress, speak and act like the off duty American GIs. I was told the idea was that birds eat guava and crap out the seeds, which then sprout wherever dumped. Since the present generation of Thais has no memory of the USAF base days, the "acting American" idea has probably been forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom_Jao_Choo Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 There was an excellent discusion on the word "Kii/kee" back in 2003, one of my favourite postings. "Kee" This and "Kee" That Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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