Korean abbreviations · 30
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- 호갱hogaengA customer easy to overchargeA customer seen as inexperienced or naive and therefore easy to take advantage of.
- 호광킹hogwangkingSomeone considered especially likable among people appearing in advertisements.Someone considered especially likable among people appearing in advertisements.
- 홈디족homdijokPeople who enjoy eating desserts at home.People who enjoy eating desserts at home.
- 홈트home trainingHome workoutsExercising at home with guidance from online videos or a smartphone instead of going to a fitness center.
- 홈마hommaA fan who personally photographs or films a favorite celebrity and posts the images or videos on a website or social media.A fan who personally photographs or films a favorite celebrity and posts the images or videos on a website or social media.
- 홈슈랑스homsyurangseuInsurance sold through home shoppingSelling insurance through a partnership between a home-shopping business and an insurer.
- 혼뱅honbaengHandling banking alone without assistance from bank staff.Handling banking alone without assistance from bank staff.
- 혼밥honbapEating aloneEating a meal by yourself.
- 혼캠honcamSolo campingGoing camping by yourself.
- 혼참족honchamjokPeople who attend rallies or protests on their own.People who attend rallies or protests on their own.
- 혼디hondiEating dessert alone, or dessert eaten that way.Eating dessert alone, or dessert eaten that way.
- 혼강hongangAttending a lecture alone, without friends or colleagues taking it with you.Attending a lecture alone, without friends or colleagues taking it with you.
- 홍가포르honggaporeuHong Kong and SingaporeA collective name for Hong Kong and Singapore.
- 혼골족hongoljokPeople who play golf alone without companions.People who play golf alone without companions.
- 혼행honhaengSolo travelTraveling by yourself.
- 혼활honhwalActively seeking a marriage partnerActively seeking a marriage partner through activities such as improving one’s appearance or looking for opportunities to meet people.
- 혼집honjipShort for a home where one lives alone, often a small space suitable for one person.Short for a home where one lives alone, often a small space suitable for one person.
- 혼캉스honkangseuEnjoying a hotel vacation alone.Enjoying a hotel vacation alone.
- 혼커honkeoDrinking coffee alone, or coffee enjoyed alone.Drinking coffee alone, or coffee enjoyed alone.
- 혼코노honkonoSolo coin karaokeGoing to a coin-operated karaoke room alone instead of with a group.
- 혼말honmalTalking to oneself, or words spoken to oneself.Talking to oneself, or words spoken to oneself.
- 혼명족honmyeongjokPeople spending traditional holidays alone.People spending traditional holidays alone.
- 혼놀honnolEnjoying leisure on your ownSpending leisure time alone, such as playing, watching a performance, or traveling, without arranging to meet other people.
- 혼파망honpamangAn exaggerated expression for a chaotic mess, combining ‘혼돈·파괴·망각’ (chaos, destruction, and oblivion).An exaggerated expression for a chaotic mess, combining ‘혼돈·파괴·망각’ (chaos, destruction, and oblivion).
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