Editing 崩老头 (section)

===Noun===
'''崩老头''' (bēng lǎo tóu)
# ''(Chinese internet slang)'' A viral social media trend originating on [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%8A%96%E9%9F%B3 抖音] (Dǒuyīn) circa 2024, in which young rural women known as [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E%E5%B0%8F%E5%A6%B9 精神小妹] (jīngshén xiǎomèi, "spirited sisters") solicit escalating monetary gifts from older or middle-aged men via social media under the guise of companionship, culminating in blocking the target once he can no longer provide, thereby "collapsing" him.
# ''(by extension)'' Any act of gradually extracting money or gifts from an emotionally vulnerable man online through feigned affection or friendship.

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====Usage notes====
* The "old man" (老头) in this term is '''metaphorical''' and does not refer exclusively to elderly men. Targets are categorized by generation into a so-called "old man ecosystem":
** '''青档''' (qīng dàng) – men born in the 2000s ("adolescent uncs")
** '''中档''' (zhōng dàng) – men born in the 1990s ("middle uncs")
** '''老档''' (lǎo dàng) – men born in the 1980s ("uncs")
** '''至尊档 / 神古档''' – men born in the 1960s–1970s ("supreme" or "divine ancient uncs")
* The trend is generally considered '''legal''' in China, operating in a grey area of transactional emotional labour rather than fraud.
* Often associated with the [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E%E5%B0%8F%E5%A6%B9 精神小妹] (jīngshén xiǎomèi) rural e-girl subculture on [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%8A%96%E9%9F%B3 抖音] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BF%AB%E6%89%8B 快手] (Kuǎishǒu).