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==Chinese==

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===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.

# ~~''(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.~~

{{#ev:youtube|4UqcsTPiEXs|||||How Rural E-Girls Are Farming Middle-Class "Uncs" for Money by Jeff Gao}}

~~# ''(~~by ~~extension)'' Any act of gradually extracting money or gifts from an emotionally vulnerable man online through feigned affection or friendship.~~

====Usage notes====

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* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BF%AB%E6%89%8B 快手] (Kuǎishǒu)

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%90%9C%E7%8B%90 搜狐] (Sōuhú)

~~===References===~~

* J Gao (2026). ''Old Man Collapsing – China's Wildest Gen Z Internet Trend'' [Video transcript]. YouTube.

* Multiple articles published on [https://www.sohu.com 搜狐 (Sohu)], 2026, documenting the rise of the 崩老头 phenomenon.

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 ===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.
-# ''(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.
+{{#ev:youtube|4UqcsTPiEXs|||||How Rural E-Girls Are Farming Middle-Class "Uncs" for Money by Jeff Gao}}
-# ''(by extension)'' Any act of gradually extracting money or gifts from an emotionally vulnerable man online through feigned affection or friendship.
 ====Usage notes====
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 * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BF%AB%E6%89%8B 快手] (Kuǎishǒu)
 * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%90%9C%E7%8B%90 搜狐] (Sōuhú)
-===References===
-* J Gao (2026). ''Old Man Collapsing – China's Wildest Gen Z Internet Trend'' [Video transcript]. YouTube.
-* Multiple articles published on [https://www.sohu.com 搜狐 (Sohu)], 2026, documenting the rise of the 崩老头 phenomenon.
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-The key fix: every `#` list item is now a single unbroken line with no leading spaces anywhere.