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Tag: neologism

utpeuda is Korean for funny but sad

utpeuda 웃프다: Funny but sad in Korean

2017-12-14 saramcadory Humor Leave a comment

Brought to you by the letter ㅅ and its secret lives

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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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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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mil-tang 밀당

2016-09-22 saramcadory Dating One comment

How to play it cool in Korean (+ a little on Korean slang structure)

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Skinship 스킨십

2016-08-10 saramcadory Dating Leave a comment

The Korean server, looking nervous, addressed me: “Please, no more skinship.”

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Sul-ddong 술똥

2016-08-04 saramcadory Food & Drink, nightlife One comment

Poo occupies a somewhat different cultural space in Korea than in the West.

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Not quite dating? You’re in “ssŏm 썸”

2016-04-09 saramcadory Dating 2 comments

You know when you like someone, and they like you, and maybe you both know that you both know it, but you haven’t actually gotten to the point of talking about dating yet? That’s ssŏm (sseom, 썸).

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