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go-kwol, Korean for high quality, from internet slang

Go-kwol 고퀄 – A search for the origins of high quality

2017-10-26 saramcadory Technology Leave a comment

Witness the birth of a new word~

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oneo-shot - Korean for chug

One-shot 원샷: Bottoms up, Korea style

2017-09-28 saramcadory Food & Drink 2 comments

Featuring PSY, Snoop Dogg, and me. Oh, and a kitten.

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Oneroom 원룸, where Koreans live alone

2017-09-14 saramcadory Home 7 comments

7 percent of South Korean households were single-person in 1985 but 24 percent in 2010.

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Hwait’ŭ 화이트: The many meanings of “white” in Korea

2017-01-18 saramcadory Body & Health, Clothing & Accessories, Dating, School Leave a comment

White in Korea, from makeup bag to pencil case

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mo-ssol forever alone

Mo-ssol 모쏠: “Single since birth”

2016-12-21 saramcadory Dating Leave a comment

If you don’t know one, you probably are one.

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Solo is Korean for single

Solo 솔로: Single (and sad?) in Seoul

2016-12-13 saramcadory Dating 6 comments

The language of single life in South Korea

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Christmas: Korea's romantic holiday

Christmas 크리스마스: Korea’s other Valentine’s

2016-12-08 saramcadory Dating, Holidays One comment

How to say Merry Christmas in Korean

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keit’ŭ 게이트: Park Geun-hye’s Nixon hand-me-down

2016-11-29 saramcadory politics Leave a comment

How America’s classic political scandal begat a Korean word

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Ajae gaegŭ 아재개그: Korean dad jokes

2016-11-17 saramcadory Family, Humor Leave a comment

Korean dad jokes are as, erm, amazing as English ones. Here are a few.

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CC: College sweethearts in South Korea

2016-10-05 saramcadory Dating, School Leave a comment

From two English words to alphabetic Korean slang.

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