Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pang seh

/ˈpʌŋ seɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: pang seh
IPA: /ˈpʌŋ seɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deliberately miss an agreed appointment, especially at the last minute.

Informal

verb

To stand someone up.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Wau lau, damn shy man, Ah Lian on her wedding day kena pang seh by her husband."
"Again pang seh after I buy tickets to movie. I never ask her to come again."
"Don’t you hate people who pang seh last minute? Like you’ve got everything planned out, plan to have good time, lookin forward then suddenly boom, everyone pang seh last min…."
"Then in the end, he everytime^([sic]) pang seh me and disappear during working hours. In the end, I have to clear a lot of work for him instead."
"They had made a pact to attend Raffles Junior College together and while my nephew obliged for a while, he made an early exit and left Julian feeling that he had been “pang seh-ed” (let down) by his best friend."
"Friends don't pang seh friends! Period. And we know just how to make sure your gatherings happens^([sic])…Watch this space."

Etymology

Hokkien 放生 (pàng seⁿ) to release, to set free.

Usage

Informal

Questions

How do you pronounce pang seh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌŋ seɪ/.
What does pang seh mean?: To deliberately miss an agreed appointment, especially at the last minute.
Where does pang seh come from?: Hokkien 放生 (pàng seⁿ) to release, to set free.

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