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peng

British slang (especially London / MLE) for attractive or excellent.

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#1·Apr 23, 2026UKCasual

British slang (especially London / MLE) for attractive or excellent. "Peng ting" = attractive girl; "that's peng" = that's great. Multicultural London English; ultimately of Jamaican Patois origin. Spread nationally via UK rap, drill, and school playgrounds in the 2010s.

"Her outfit last night was peng."
Origin: Multicultural London English; ultimately of Jamaican Patois origin.
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peng means British slang (especially London / MLE) for attractive or excellent. It's mostly used in British informal speech. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.

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"peng" is slang. It means: British slang (especially London / MLE) for attractive or excellent. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails.

Cluster: attractive
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  • “Xin Li, TongYi Li, JingYu Peng, Yu Wang: Multiple Bulk-Boundary Correspondences and Anomalous Modes in a Non-Hermitian Creutz Ladder https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00954 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.00954 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.00954”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Peng Dehuai (October 24, 1898 – November 29, 1974; also spelled as Peng Teh-Huai) was a Chinese general and politician who was the Minister of National Defense from 1954 to 1959.”

  • “Born into a poor peasant family, Peng received several years of primary education before his family's poverty forced him to suspend his education at the age of ten, and to work for several years as a manual laborer.”

  • “Peng won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the singles final.”

  • “Peng Shuai (Chinese: 彭帅; pinyin: Péng Shuài; Mandarin pronunciation: [pʰə̌ŋ ʂwâɪ] ; born 8 January 1986) is a Chinese former professional tennis player.”

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#2·May 2, 2026UKWork-OK

Of the highest quality; excellent; splendid.

Cluster: approval
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#3·May 2, 2026UKFormal

Iced; with ice added.

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#4·May 2, 2026UKFormal

A legendary enormous bird.

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#5·May 2, 2026UKNeutral

Physically or sexually attractive.

Cluster: attractive
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peng means British slang (especially London / MLE) for attractive or excellent. It's mostly used in British informal speech. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.

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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.

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