Korean abbreviations · 18
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- 엔세대ensedaeA generation for whom the internet is an important part of everyday life and who are accustomed to communicating online.A generation for whom the internet is an important part of everyday life and who are accustomed to communicating online.
- 어다행다eodahaengdaIf you're dieting, make it enjoyableAn abbreviation expressing the idea that if you are going to diet anyway, you should do it happily and enjoyably.
- 어덕행덕eodeokhaengdeokAn expression encouraging people to enjoy happily supporting whoever or whatever they are fans of.An expression encouraging people to enjoy happily supporting whoever or whatever they are fans of.
- 어하루eoharuA shortened name for the drama ‘어쩌다 발견한 하루’.A shortened name for the drama ‘어쩌다 발견한 하루’.
- 어캉스eokangseuA vacation enjoyed with children.A vacation enjoyed with children.
- 억까eokkkaThe act of forcing criticism or putting someone down by finding contrived faults.The act of forcing criticism or putting someone down by finding contrived faults.
- 억텐eoktenForced enthusiasmActing more excited or amused than you really feel to keep the mood up.
- 얼동주eoldongjuShort for juice with ice floating in it.Short for juice with ice floating in it.
- 얼공eolgongShowing one's face to others online through photos or video.Showing one's face to others online through photos or video.
- 얼집eoljipAn abbreviation for a daycare center.An abbreviation for a daycare center.
- 얼짱eoljjangSomeone with a good-looking faceA person described as having a particularly handsome or pretty face.
- 얼죽아eoljug-aIced drinks, even in freezing weatherShort for 얼어 죽어도 아이스, describing a person or preference that insists on iced drinks no matter how cold it is.
- 얼죽크eoljukkeuA preference for cropped tops even in cold weather.A preference for cropped tops even in cold weather.
- 얼죽코eoljukkoInsisting on wearing a coat even in cold weather as a matter of taste.Insisting on wearing a coat even in cold weather as a matter of taste.
- 얼죽신eoljukssinAn abbreviation expressing a strong preference for newly built apartments.An abbreviation expressing a strong preference for newly built apartments.
- 얼빡샷eolppaksyatA photo or video shot taken close up so that the face fills much of the frame.A photo or video shot taken close up so that the face fills much of the frame.
- 엄친아eomchinaThe seemingly perfect person parents compare you toSomeone often held up by parents as a comparison because they do well in school and seem good at everything.
- 엄근진eomgeunjinA shortened expression for a strict, solemn, and serious attitude or atmosphere.A shortened expression for a strict, solemn, and serious attitude or atmosphere.
- 엄카eomkaPaying with Mom's cardA mother's payment card, or a card she has given someone to use; also used when someone pays with a parent's card.
- 엄빠eomppaA short term combining mom and dad.A short term combining mom and dad.
- 엄빠주의eomppajuuiA warning to keep something from being seen or found out by one’s mom or dad.A warning to keep something from being seen or found out by one’s mom or dad.
- 어남류eonamryuA prediction that the heroine's future husband in ‘응답하라 1988’ will be the character played by Ryu Jun-yeol.A prediction that the heroine's future husband in ‘응답하라 1988’ will be the character played by Ryu Jun-yeol.
- 어남택eonamtaekA prediction that the heroine's future husband in ‘응답하라 1988’ will be the character Taek.A prediction that the heroine's future husband in ‘응답하라 1988’ will be the character Taek.
- 언매eonmaeA shortened name for the Korean-language subject ‘언어와 매체’ (Language and Media).A shortened name for the Korean-language subject ‘언어와 매체’ (Language and Media).
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