Definition: 1. The shocked realization that a tiny swampy fishing village with zero natural resources somehow became a global financial/tech powerhouse within one generation. 2. Sarcastic response to anyone underestimating a small player with big-brain energy. Origin: Singapore’s insane glow-up from colonial backwater to “richer than your colonizer” via sheer strategic hustle, strict laws, and turning its port into a money printer. Makes oil sheikhs look lazy.
Example: Person 1: “Lol, Singapore? What do they even have besides humidity?” Person 2: “SingaPoor? More Like SingaRICH! Bro, they print money and build islands while you struggle to print a PDF.”