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Tag: slang
golbaengi 골뱅이: the slang of sexual assault in Korea (NSFW, somewhat)
“She’s lucky I’m a gentleman and didn’t do anything.”
Go-kwol 고퀄 – A search for the origins of high quality
Witness the birth of a new word~
Jam-kkureogi 잠꾸러기: I don’t wanna wake up!
Beware, sleepyheads! A life of hard labor awaits you.
One-shot 원샷: Bottoms up, Korea style
Featuring PSY, Snoop Dogg, and me. Oh, and a kitten.
Gochu 고추: Nationalism, food history, and granny slang
The small pepper is spicy.
Mo-ssol 모쏠: “Single since birth”
If you don’t know one, you probably are one.
Solo 솔로: Single (and sad?) in Seoul
The language of single life in South Korea
CC: College sweethearts in South Korea
From two English words to alphabetic Korean slang.
Sanae yŏnae 사내 연애: Workplace romance in South Korea
Secret? Yes. Illegal? Not exactly.