Korean abbreviations · 31
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- 혼펫족honpetjokA person who lives alone and keeps a pet.A person who lives alone and keeps a pet.
- 혼생honsaengSpending one’s birthday alone.Spending one’s birthday alone.
- 혼사녀honsanyeoAn abbreviation for a woman living alone rather than with others.An abbreviation for a woman living alone rather than with others.
- 혼술honsulDrinking aloneDrinking alcohol by yourself.
- 혼쇼honsyoShopping alone.Shopping alone.
- 혼테크hontekeuMarriage for financial gainA comparison to financial planning describing efforts to maximize economic or other gains through marriage.
- 혼틈honteumTaking advantage of a chaotic situation or doing something amid the confusion.Taking advantage of a chaotic situation or doing something amid the confusion.
- 혼영honyeongGoing to the movies aloneWatching a movie by yourself.
- 핫플hotpleA popular place to goA place that has become popular and attracts frequent visitors.
- HSDPAhsdpaHigh-speed mobile downlink technologyAn abbreviation for high-speed downlink packet-access technology that increases mobile-data download speeds.
- HTMLhtmlWeb document markup languageAn abbreviation for hypertext markup language, which marks the structure of web documents.
- 화백hwabaekHumorous label for life without a jobA shortened form of 화려한 백수, humorously describing life without a job.
- 화작hwajakA shortened name for the Korean-language subject ‘화법과 작문’ (Speech and Writing).A shortened name for the Korean-language subject ‘화법과 작문’ (Speech and Writing).
- 확포장hwakpojangRoad widening and pavingA collective term for widening roads and similar routes and paving their surfaces.
- 확통hwaktongA shortened name for the mathematics subject ‘확률과 통계’ (Probability and Statistics).A shortened name for the mathematics subject ‘확률과 통계’ (Probability and Statistics).
- 황말올hwangmarolAn expression of heightened surprise at an unexpected stock-price rebound.An expression of heightened surprise at an unexpected stock-price rebound.
- 황태족hwangtaejokPeople facing unexpected job lossA term formerly used for people subjected to unexpected retirement or dismissal.
- 황퇴hwangtoeUnexpected, bewildering retirementAn expression for an unexpected, bewildering retirement.
- 휘들옷hwideulotWork clothes that are formal yet cool enough for summer.Work clothes that are formal yet cool enough for summer.
- 향덕hyangdeokSomeone interested in scented products such as perfume who enjoys exploring them.Someone interested in scented products such as perfume who enjoys exploring them.
- 혐관hyeomgwanA relationship of mutual dislike or conflict. In romance, also used for a setup in which former rivals or enemies fall in love.A relationship of mutual dislike or conflict. In romance, also used for a setup in which former rivals or enemies fall in love.
- 현강hyeongangA lecture attended in person at the place where the instructor teaches.A lecture attended in person at the place where the instructor teaches.
- 현질hyeonjilSpending real money to buy paid items or similar content in a game.Spending real money to buy paid items or similar content in a game.
- 현커hyeonkeoA couple dating in real life, separately from choices made while filming a dating show.A couple dating in real life, separately from choices made while filming a dating show.
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