Punpun
Also read: ぷんぷん
プンプン (Punpun) is a Japanese adverb meaning “(smelling) strongly, pungently, angrily, furiously”.
Meanings
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verb(smelling) strongly; pungently
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbangrily; furiously; indignantly; in a huff; fuming
Examples
部屋は香水のにおいでぷんぷんしていた。
The room was pervaded with the scent of perfume.
隣に座った男の人がウイスキーのにおいをプンプンとさせて、がまんできなかった。
I just couldn't put up with the man smelling of whisky sitting next to me.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).