happy corner

English

Noun

happy corner (plural not attested)

1. (Hong Kong) A type of school prank where two or more people slam a victim's crotch against a pole or similar objects.

Verb

happy corner (third-person singular simple present happy corners, present participle happy cornering, simple past and past participle happy cornered)

1. (Hong Kong) To perform such a prank on someone.
   • 2004 April, “Let's enjoy life in this crazy and unique city”, in Varsity‎^[1]:

     Hong Kong is many things. It is having all the showers busy in your hostel at 2 a.m. It is taking every photo with a “victory” sign. It is singing karaoke until 6 a.m. and taking the KCR home. It is falling asleep on the KCR and waking up in Lo Wu. It is running around “happy cornering” each other.

   • 2004 April, “Campus amusement arouses controversy”, in Varsity‎^[2]:

     Apple Daily reported the incident on January 27. According to the report, a couple of male students held up one person and happy cornered him against a flagpole. Although he cried out, there was a smile on his face.

Chinese

Etymology

From English happy corner.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hep¹ pi¹ kon¹ naa⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hep¹ pi¹ kon¹ naa⁴
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hep⁷ pi¹ kon¹ naa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: héb¹ pi¹ kon¹ na⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛːp̚⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵ kʰɔːn⁵⁵ naː²¹/

Noun

happy corner (Cantonese)

1. (Hong Kong, Macau) happy corner

Verb

happy corner (Cantonese)

1. (Hong Kong) to happy corner

Synonyms

• (Taiwan) 阿魯巴 / 阿鲁巴
• (short form) con