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👑핑프

/ping-peu/

A Korean internet expression shortened from “Finger Princess” or “Finger Prince,” used to mock someone who asks others for information they could easily search for themselves.
핑프 meaning visual explanation
💬 Online community🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2010

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The term spread through Korean online communities as a mocking shortcut for “Finger Princess” or “Finger Prince,” implying that someone acts too pampered to use their own fingers to search.

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  • "Don’t be a ping-peu—try searching it once before asking."

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