Korean abbreviations · 24
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- 근자감geunjagamConfidence that things will go well despite having no clear grounds for it.Confidence that things will go well despite having no clear grounds for it.
- 급칙geupchikRules that students in a class must follow.Rules that students in a class must follow.
- 급질geupjilQuestion needing a quick answerAn internet abbreviation for a question needing a quick answer.
- 기변gibyeonA short term for replacing a device one uses, such as a mobile phone, with another.A short term for replacing a device one uses, such as a mobile phone, with another.
- 기획팩gihoekpaekA special-sale product bundleA bundle combining several products for a special sale.
- 기획위gihoekwiPlanning committeeA shortened name for 기획 위원회, a committee planning projects or activities.
- 기활법gihwalbeopAn abbreviated name for a special act supporting corporate business restructuring.An abbreviated name for a special act supporting corporate business restructuring.
- 기카노보gikanoboAn abbreviation for an original, unretouched photo taken with the default camera.An abbreviation for an original, unretouched photo taken with the default camera.
- 김버라gimbeoraA ramen dish made with kimchi and butter.A ramen dish made with kimchi and butter.
- 김볶gimbokShort for kimchi fried rice.Short for kimchi fried rice.
- 김포족gimpojokPeople who buy ready-made kimchi or receive it from others instead of making a seasonal batch themselves.People who buy ready-made kimchi or receive it from others instead of making a seasonal batch themselves.
- 긴치ginchiShort for a long skirt.Short for a long skirt.
- 기네스gineseuShort name for Guinness BookAn expression of the time briefly referring to the Guinness Book.
- 깊꾸gipkkuAdding drawings or decorations to a digital gift coupon before sending it.Adding drawings or decorations to a digital gift coupon before sending it.
- 깊털gipteolUsing saved mobile gift vouchers to cover meals or other consumption.Using saved mobile gift vouchers to cover meals or other consumption.
- GISgisGeographic information systemAn abbreviation for a geographic information system that stores, manages, and analyzes map and location data by computer.
- GMgmAn online English greeting short for ‘Good Morning’.An online English greeting short for ‘Good Morning’.
- GMGGMGA short expression of the attitude that if you decide to go, you go, even when hesitant. It also encourages someone to give something a try.A short expression of the attitude that if you decide to go, you go, even when hesitant. It also encourages someone to give something a try.
- GNEgneGross national expenditureAn abbreviation for gross national expenditure, the scale of a country’s output spent on consumption, investment, and other uses.
- GNPgnpGross national productA Roman-letter abbreviation for 국민총생산 (gross national product).
- GOATGOATPraise for someone considered the greatest of all time in a particular field.Praise for someone considered the greatest of all time in a particular field.
- 고뎀캐godemkaeA game character that deals a fixed amount of damage.A game character that deals a fixed amount of damage.
- 고딩godingA familiar or casual term for a high-school student.A familiar or casual term for a high-school student.
- 고딩방godingbangHigh-school-student chatroomA term for a chatroom where high school students gathered on computer communications networks.
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