Is the phrase "that guy so inch" related to Putonghua? I came across the phrase "that guy so inch" in this Twitter thread, which starts with:


  ... slang based on literal translations of words ("that guy so inch") or phrases


I don't get how "that guy so inch" could be related to Putonghua. Is it something to do with 村/英村?
It is Cantonese

串 /cyun3 /
[7] [粵] [adj] arrogant; cocky | [Var] 寸

&quot;that guy so inch&quot; is literal translations of &quot;嗰條友咁寸(串)&quot; in Cantonese.
The 'arrogant; cocky' definition of 串 is not used in Mandarin.
&quot;嗰條友咁串&quot; in Mandarin would be &quot;那傢伙太囂張了&quot; meaning &quot;that guy is so arrogant&quot;

咁串
太嚣张了。