gian peng
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editRomanization from Hokkien 癮飯/瘾饭 (giàn pn̄g, “greed for rice”), from 癮/瘾 (giàn, “a craving for something”) + 飯/饭 (pn̄g, “rice”).
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editgian peng (comparative more gian peng, superlative most gian peng)
- (Singlish, derogatory) Greedy and always on the lookout for cheap deals and freebies.
- 1998 May 29, Drew, “Hello” Ticket for sales , Google Groups [1]
- wah lau, you damn 'gian peng'.singtel give free, you want to sell.
- 2009 August 27, FeedMeToTheFish,, SGian Png" Temasek Needs Retail Investors? , blog entry [2]
- For the benefit of those who do not understand the Hokien dialect, "Gian Png" literally means "hungry for rice" or if I may, "needs more money to survive".
- 2015 September 30, Snap Snap Eat Editor, Snap Snap Eat , online [3]
- The author is a very Gian Peng person always eyeing for promotions, freebies, etc.
- 2015 December 27, Timothy Tan, HardwareZone:Channel 8 news show the gian peng gian sai people.. , online [4]
- If you not so gian peng, you no need to wait the 15 minutes... See that auntie / uncle use lame excuse to say like they die die must wait 15 minutes….
- 1998 May 29, Drew, “Hello” Ticket for sales , Google Groups [1]