パンパン

Japanese

Etymology

The adverb, attested from the 19th century, is onomatopoeic. The related adnominal is attested from the 20th century.[1]

Origin of the noun is unknown, but theories include semantic shift from the onomatopoeia, perhaps in reference to clapping hands to attract a prostitute; or possibly derivation from Indonesian perempuan (“woman”).[2] The noun is attested from the 1940s.[3] Compare English pompom girl, Ilocano pampam, Tagalog pampam, Cebuano pampam, Waray-Waray pampam.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pã̠mpã̠ɴ]

Adverb

パンパン or ぱんぱん • (panpan) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) the sound of clapping or of striking something with one's hand
  2. (onomatopoeia) bang, pow (the sound of something bursting or exploding)
    • 1994, Aihara Mariko, Shitai nōjō, translation of The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell:
      どこかの射(しゃ)撃(げき)場(じょう)からパンパンという鋭(するど)い音(おと)が、夜(よ)明(あ)けの静(せい)寂(じゃく)を破(やぶ)って聞(き)こえてくれ。
      Dokoka no shagekijō kara panpan to iu surudoi oto ga, yoake no seijaku o yabutte kikoete kure.
      From a shooting range somewhere a sharp bang sound breaks the silence of the dawn.

Adnominal

パンパン or ぱんぱん • (panpan) 

  1. bulging, about to burst, overstuffed
    食(た)べ過(す)ぎた。お腹(なか)がパンパンだ。
    Tabe sugita. Onaka ga panpan da.
    I ate too much. My stomach is about to burst.

Noun

パンパン • (panpan) 

  1. (slang, dated, historical) a sex worker, prostitute, especially one catering to occupying soldiers after World War II
    Synonym: パンパンガール
    • 2018, Kitagami Yūho, Sengo panpan den [Tales of post-war sex workers], volume 16, page 6:
      それでパンパンから足(あし)を洗(あら)って更(こう)生(せい)しろって　分(わ)かってないね！技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)を持(も)ったって元(もと)パンパンだってわかったら　どこも雇(やと)ってくんないよ
      Sore de panpan kara ashi o aratte kōsei shiro tte Wakatte-nai ne! Gijutsu o motta tte moto panpan datte wakattara Dokomo yatotte-kunnai yo
      They say that working girls are turning over a new leaf and rehabilitating themselves. Don't you get it! The skills that former sex workers have – they're useful anywhere.

References
  1. “ぱんぱん”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. “パンパンガール”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  3. “パンパン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
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