ぺこぺこ
N1[pekopeko]
Definitions
1.adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
very hungry; starving; famished
2.adverb (fukushi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servile
3.adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle
denting; buckling; giving (in)
Example Sentences
お腹がぺこぺこで今すぐ何か食べたい。
My stomach is empty and I want to eat something right now.
彼は上司にぺこぺこ頭を下げていた。
He was bowing repeatedly to his boss.
ぺこぺこするのはあまり好きではない。
I don't really like being overly deferential.