What is a treasure boy? Is it derogatory or complimentary?

Treasure boy is an Internet term that is commonly used in rice circles. Treasure boy can have both derogatory and positive connotations.

As a derogatory term, "treasure boy" means that there is so much black material about a certain star that you can't even dig it all out.

As a compliment, "treasure boy" refers to someone who has many unknown talents and is simply full of treasures.

Origin of "Treasure Boy":

Treasure Boy first appeared in 2016. It was first used by anti-fans on the Internet as a common phrase to complain about star Yang Yang, so "Treasure Boy" The initial part of speech of "boy" was derogatory.

This word came from when Yang Yang and Song Qian’s scandal spread wildly on the Internet. Yang Yang liked the cp fan Weibo in the middle of the night and then unliked it. The next day without explaining anything, he just posted on Weibo "Holding a treasure." , there will always be hungry wolves." So netizens named him Treasure Boy.

Later, when Yang Yang was ridiculed on a large scale, many of Yang Yang’s anti-fans began to call him Treasure Boy, and later this was extended to other celebrities with negative information.

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The development experience of "Treasure Boy":

"Treasure Boy" is widely used as a complimentary term. The recently popular web drama "Soul Soul", as the two leading actors of the show, Zhu Yilong and Bai Yu, have many fans and they like to mention a large number of "Soul Soul Girls".

Everyone said that after watching this drama, they discovered two treasure boys, which means that they have good looks and good acting skills, and they have a bright future.

Although fans are also keen to dig out the "dark history" of the two's past to make emoticons, but it is also the depth of love. In short, the term "treasure boy" is used for the person you like. It's a compliment when applied to someone, but it's a derogatory term when applied to someone you hate.

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