ปัง
awesome [slang]
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- 1 awesome [slang]、highly successful [slang]
- 2 bang、slam
- 3 bread [short for ขนมปัง]
This word is commonly used as enthusiastic slang for something impressive or highly successful. It can also imitate a loud bang or serve as an informal shortening of the word for bread.
awesome [slang]、highly successful [slang]
An enthusiastic compliment for something strikingly impressive or for a person, project, or business enjoying conspicuous success.
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ลุคนี้ปังมาก lúk níi paŋ mâak This look is absolutely stunning. ลุคนี้ปังมาก details
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ปังไม่ไหว! paŋ mây wǎy This is just too good! ปังไม่ไหว! details
bang、slam
An imitative word for a sudden loud noise such as a gunshot, explosion, impact, or door slam.
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ได้ยินเสียงปังมาจากข้างนอก dây yin sǐaŋ paŋ maa càak khâaŋ nɔ̂ɔk I heard a bang from outside. ได้ยินเสียงปังมาจากข้างนอก details
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เขาปิดประตูปัง khǎw pìt pratuu paŋ He slammed the door shut. เขาปิดประตูปัง details
bread [short for ขนมปัง]
An informal shortening of ขนมปัง, meaning bread, especially common in menu items, product names, and casual speech.
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ปังปิ้ง paŋ pîŋ toast ปังปิ้ง details
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ปังเย็นมีขายในเซเว่น paŋ yen mii khǎay nay seewên 7-Eleven sells shaved-ice desserts with bread. ปังเย็นมีขายในเซเว่น details
Learning notes
Explanation
In contemporary conversation and social media, ปัง is especially prominent as a slang compliment. It suggests more than simply being good: a look may be striking and glamorous, a creative work may be a hit, or a business may be thriving. Common emphatic forms include ปังมาก (“really awesome”), ปังสุด ๆ (“absolutely amazing”), and ปังไม่ไหว (“too amazing to handle”). As a sound word, it can stand alone as ปัง! (“Bang!”) or appear in expressions such as เสียงปัง (“a banging sound”) and ปิดประตูปัง (“slam the door”). When it means bread, it is a shortening of ขนมปัง. The shortened form is natural in casual language and food names, while ขนมปัง is the standard general term.
Usage
The complimentary sense is common among friends and on social media, especially in fashion, beauty, entertainment, advertising, and conversations about popular or successful projects. The sound-imitating sense appears in conversation, storytelling, and comics when describing a loud impact. The bread sense is frequently found on menus, in product names, and in casual speech.
Caution
The complimentary sense is highly informal slang and is unsuitable for formal documents or solemn situations. Do not confuse ปัง with พัง, which means “to break down” or “to be ruined”; the initial consonant and meaning are different.
Differences from similar words
1 awesome [slang] synonyms
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ประสบความสำเร็จ neutrally states that someone or something has succeeded. ปัง celebrates that success more enthusiastically and often suggests popularity or spectacular results.
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ยอดเยี่ยม is a neutral word meaning “excellent” and works in formal contexts as well. ปัง is trendier and more casual, with a sense of flair and excitement.
3 bread [short for ขนมปัง] synonyms
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ขนมปัง is the full, standard word for bread and is appropriate in any context. ปัง is its casual shortened form, particularly common in menu and product names.