peng

Meanings

Noun

Adjective

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Origin

  • From romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鵬.
  • From Hokkien .
  • Etymology unknown, attested in the UK c. 2000. Documented possibilities include:
  • From Jamaican Creole kushempeng ("high-quality marijuana").
  • From , deemed quintessentially cute.
  • From Cantonese 又平又靚 jau6 peng4 jau6 leng3 (cheap and also good quality) see also 平靚正 peng4 leng3 zeng3 (low cost, high quality) often heard from hawkers in major chinatowns

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