퐁퐁남

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pongpongnam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pongpongnam
McCune–Reischauer?p'ongp'ongnam
Yale Romanization?phongphongnam

Noun[edit]

퐁퐁남 (pongpongnam) (hanja 퐁퐁男)

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