Korean abbreviations · 51
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- 묭실myongsilAn abbreviation for a hair salon.An abbreviation for a hair salon.
- 뮤뱅myubaengA shortened name for KBS’s music program ‘뮤직뱅크’.A shortened name for KBS’s music program ‘뮤직뱅크’.
- 뮤비myubiShort for ‘뮤직비디오’, a video created to accompany music.Short for ‘뮤직비디오’, a video created to accompany music.
- 뮤덕myudeokA shortened name for an enthusiastic musical-theater fan who enjoys watching musicals.A shortened name for an enthusiastic musical-theater fan who enjoys watching musicals.
- 뮤캉스myukangseuA vacation spent attending musicals.A vacation spent attending musicals.
- 뮤밍myumingA fandom abbreviation for watching a music video by streaming it.A fandom abbreviation for watching a music video by streaming it.
- 뮤페라myuperaMusical–opera hybridA musical genre combining elements of musicals and opera.
- 뮤런트myureonteuA multiskilled musical-theater actorAn actor demonstrating singing, dancing, acting, and other abilities on a musical stage.
- 뮤티즌myutijeunMusic-downloading netizenA netizen who downloads and enjoys music online.
- MZ세대MZ sedaeMillennials and Gen ZA collective Korean label for millennials and Generation Z.
- 나방nabangA solo apartment-rights speculatorAn individual investor acting alone to profit from reselling apartment pre-sale rights.
- 내비남공naebinamgongA criticism of the double standard of hiding one’s own spending while demanding that others disclose theirs.A criticism of the double standard of hiding one’s own spending while demanding that others disclose theirs.
- 내돈내공naedonnaegongStudying with one’s own money rather than someone else’s financial support.Studying with one’s own money rather than someone else’s financial support.
- 내돈내산naedonnaesanAn expression indicating a product or service bought with one’s own money, rather than a sponsored or paid promotion.An expression indicating a product or service bought with one’s own money, rather than a sponsored or paid promotion.
- 내마들naemadeulAn abbreviation for the drama 내 마음이 들리니.An abbreviation for the drama 내 마음이 들리니.
- 냉비naengbiKitchen shorthand for two naengmyeon typesAn abbreviation formerly used to tell the kitchen that both chilled-broth naengmyeon and spicy mixed naengmyeon had been ordered.
- 냉부해naengbuhaeShort for ‘냉장고를 부탁해’.Short for JTBC's ‘냉장고를 부탁해’, a cooking competition using ingredients from guests' refrigerators.
- 냉둥naengdungSolomon’s seal tea served cold with ice.Solomon’s seal tea served cold with ice.
- 냉무naengmuAn expression saying a post contains no separate body content.An expression saying a post contains no separate body content.
- 냉파naengpaMaking meals by using ingredients already stored in the refrigerator first.Making meals by using ingredients already stored in the refrigerator first.
- 냉삼naengsamA shortened name for frozen pork belly.A shortened name for frozen pork belly.
- 냉털naengteolMaking meals using ingredients left in the refrigerator.Making meals using ingredients left in the refrigerator.
- 내로남불naeronambulA double standard of judging the same behavior leniently in oneself but harshly in others.A double standard of judging the same behavior leniently in oneself but harshly in others.
- 내손내잡naesonnaejapAn expression used on a broadcast meaning to catch one’s own food to eat.An expression used on a broadcast meaning to catch one’s own food to eat.
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