Bathing in Korea can hold some surprises…
Tag: English
k’k’ ㅋㅋ and Korean chatspeak
A Brief Guide to Korean Chatspeak
Burberry-man 바바리맨
There’s even an arcade game where you throw things at the flasher.
Onepiece 원피스
In South Korea, where femininity is often played up, the onepiece is extremely popular.
Skinship 스킨십
The Korean server, looking nervous, addressed me: “Please, no more skinship.”
Stress 스트레스
How do you say “stress” in North Korea?
Not quite dating? You’re in “ssŏm 썸”
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).
Ch’imaek 치맥
Meaning A meal of fried chicken and beer, usually served with pickled radish and cabbage salad. Origin Chimaek is a
Multiplayer 멀티플레이어
Meaning You might think you know what multiplayer means in Korean because it looks like an English word. Don’t be fooled,
Hunting 헌팅
Meaning If you look up this word in one of the popular online Korean-English dictionaries—Daum Dictionary or Naver Dictionary—you don’t