퐁퐁남

Korean

Etymology

퐁퐁 (pongpong, a popular dish detergent brand) + 남(男) (nam, man), from the idea that such a man is "doing the dishes" left by other men.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰo̞ŋpʰo̞ŋna̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pongpongnam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pongpongnam
McCune–Reischauer?p'ongp'ongnam
Yale Romanization?phongphongnam

Noun

퐁퐁남 • (pongpongnam) (hanja 퐁퐁男)

  1. (Internet slang, neologism, derogatory) betabux (beta male provider for a woman who has settled down) [2020s]
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