เด้ง
bounce
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- 1 bounce、rebound、spring back
- 2 pop up、appear suddenly (on a screen)
- 3 remove (someone from a position) [slang]、dismiss [slang]、reassign abruptly [slang]
- 4 bounce (a check)、be rejected or returned (a payment)
- 5 firm and bouncy、plump and resilient
This word centers on the image of something springing or bouncing back. It is also used for notifications popping up, people being abruptly removed from a position, rejected payments, and firm, bouncy-looking skin.
bounce、rebound、spring back
Describes something bouncing, rebounding, or springing back through impact or elasticity.
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ลูกปิงปองเด้งไปใต้โต๊ะ lûuk piŋpɔɔŋ dêŋ pay tâay tó The ping-pong ball bounced under the table. ลูกปิงปองเด้งไปใต้โต๊ะ details
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เตียงนี้เด้งมาก tiaŋ níi dêŋ mâak This bed is very springy. เตียงนี้เด้งมาก details
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ลูกบอลเด้งกลับมา lûuk bɔɔn dêŋ klàp maa The ball bounced back. ลูกบอลเด้งกลับมา details
pop up、appear suddenly (on a screen)
A conversational use for a notification, message, or similar item suddenly appearing on a screen.
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ข้อความเด้งขึ้นมา khɔ̂ɔ khwaam dêŋ khʉ̂n maa A message popped up. ข้อความเด้งขึ้นมา details
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แจ้งเตือนเด้งตลอดเลย cɛ̂ɛŋ tʉan dêŋ talɔ̀ɔt ləəy Notifications keep popping up. แจ้งเตือนเด้งตลอดเลย details
remove (someone from a position) [slang]、dismiss [slang]、reassign abruptly [slang]
Describes abruptly removing someone from a job, duty, or official post. Depending on context, it may mean dismissal, reassignment, or removal from a position.
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เขาโดนเด้งจากตำแหน่ง khǎw doon dêŋ càak tamnɛ̀ŋ He was removed from his position. เขาโดนเด้งจากตำแหน่ง details
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ผู้บังคับบัญชาสั่งเด้งเจ้าหน้าที่สองคน phûu baŋkháp banchaa sàŋ dêŋ câw nâathîi sɔ̌ɔŋ khon The superior ordered two officials removed from their posts. ผู้บังคับบัญชาสั่งเด้งเจ้าหน้าที่สองคน details
bounce (a check)、be rejected or returned (a payment)
Describes a check, transfer, or similar payment failing and being rejected or returned.
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เช็คเด้ง chék dêŋ The check bounced. เช็คเด้ง details
firm and bouncy、plump and resilient
Describes skin, cheeks, or similar body features as firm, plump, and resilient, as though they would spring back when pressed.
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ผิวเด้ง phǐw dêŋ firm, bouncy skin ผิวเด้ง details
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แก้มเด็กเด้งน่ารัก kɛ̂ɛm dèk dêŋ nâa rák The child's plump, bouncy cheeks are adorable. แก้มเด็กเด้งน่ารัก details
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หมูเด้ง mǔu dêŋ springy pork หมูเด้ง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of เด้ง is a quick, springy movement caused by impact, pressure, or resistance. Its basic uses include a ball bouncing and a cushion springing back after being pressed. That image extends naturally to notifications popping onto a screen, a person being abruptly removed from a post, and a check or transfer being rejected or returned. In beauty language, expressions such as ผิวเด้ง describe youthful-looking skin with firmness and elasticity. It frequently combines with directional words: เด้งขึ้น for springing upward or popping up, เด้งออก for popping out, and เด้งกลับ for bouncing or going back. Many of its extended meanings are vivid and conversational.
Usage
In everyday conversation, เด้ง is used for balls, beds, cushions, and other things that bounce or spring back. In digital contexts, it commonly describes messages and notifications suddenly appearing on a phone or computer. Informal workplace talk and punchy news headlines may use it when someone is removed from a position. In financial contexts, เช็คเด้ง refers to a bounced check and เงินเด้งกลับ to money being returned. Beauty advertising and casual conversation commonly use ผิวเด้ง for firm, resilient skin.
Caution
When used about a person, เด้ง or โดนเด้ง does not always mean that the person was fired. It may refer to removal from a post, an unwanted transfer, or reassignment. For precision, use terms such as ไล่ออก for termination, ปลดจากตำแหน่ง for removal from a position, or ย้าย for transfer. In formal financial communication, เด้ง alone can be vague. Use a more specific term when it matters whether a check bounced, a payment was rejected, or money was refunded.
Differences from similar words
1 bounce synonyms
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กระดอน emphasizes an object rebounding after striking a surface. เด้ง is broader and can also describe something springing back after being pressed.
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ดีดกลับ explicitly describes snapping or springing back in the opposite direction. เด้ง is shorter and can refer more generally to bouncing.
2 pop up synonyms
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ปรากฏ is a neutral, somewhat more formal word meaning “appear.” เด้ง is conversational and evokes something suddenly popping onto the screen.
3 remove (someone from a position) [slang] synonyms
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ปลด is a relatively neutral term for formally relieving someone of a post or duty. เด้ง sounds more abrupt and informal and is common in conversation and punchy news language.
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ไล่ออก specifically means to fire someone from employment. เด้ง is slangier and may also refer to removal from a post or an unwanted reassignment rather than termination.
4 bounce (a check) synonyms
5 firm and bouncy synonyms
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เต่งตึง describes skin as taut and free of sagging. เด้ง is more conversational and emphasizes soft, springy resilience as well as firmness.