| ぺこぺこ | [pekopeko] (adj-na) (1) (on-mim) very hungry; starving; famished; (adv-to, adv, vs) (2) (on-mim) fawning; being obsequious; being servile; kowtowing; cringing; (3) (on-mim) giving in; being dented; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| I'm starved. | お腹がぺこぺこです。 |
| Don't be subservient to your boss. | 上役にやたらにぺこぺこするな。 |
| He came to me hat in hand and asked for a loan. | 彼は私のところへぺこぺこして借金を頼みに来た。 |