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Pent vs Peng - What's the difference?

pent | peng |

As adjectives the difference between pent and peng

is that pent is confined in a pen, imprisoned while peng is physically or sexually attractive.

As a verb pent

is past tense of pen; alternative form of nocap=1|lang=en.

pent

English

Adjective

  • Confined in a pen, imprisoned.
  • ''My object all sublime
    ''I shall achieve in time —
    ''To let the punishment fit the crime —
    ''The punishment fit the crime;
    ''And make each prisoner pent
    ''Unwillingly represent
    ''A source of innocent merriment!
    Of innocent merriment!'' — W.S. Gilbert, '' .

    Usage notes

    Use of bare "pent", as in the Gilbert quotation above, has become less common over time. (Use of "pent up" or "pent in" remains about as common.)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pen);
  • See also

    * -pent- * pent- * penta- * pent-up

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    peng

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (slang, UK) physically or sexually attractive
  • Synonyms

    * fit * hot ----