Yoofspeak

Peng (n)
12th March 2010, 12:00am

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Yoofspeak

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Means: A person that is good looking.

Usage: “There’s some peng over there”; “Heshe is proper peng.”

Usurping the long-standing champion “fit” in the overly sexualised playground lexicon, peng has become the go-to word for any savvy pupil looking to make a public display of their attraction to a member of their class, school or wider social circle. Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s a blast of intellectual slang utilising the Chinese symbol meaning great accomplishment. It’s actually said to be an abbreviation of the terminally cute aquatic animal, the penguin.

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