Korean abbreviations · 7
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- OTTOTTInternet video servicesA service that delivers video content over the internet.
- 오운완ounwanToday's workout: doneShort for 오늘 운동 완료, used to record or show that you have finished your workout for the day.
- 팩폭paekpokA blunt truth that stingsShort for 팩트 폭력, referring to bluntly stated facts that shock or hurt the person hearing them.
- 프사peusaA profile pictureThe profile photo displayed beside someone's name in a smartphone messaging app.
- 폰꾸ponkkuPersonalizing a phoneDecorating a phone to suit your taste with stickers or accessories.
- 빼박ppaebakThere's no denying itA situation where the evidence is so clear that it cannot be denied or explained away.
- PPLPPLProduct placementAn advertising technique that places a product or brand within a movie, drama, or other program.
- 편맥pyeonmaekConvenience-store beerShort for 편의점 맥주, meaning beer from a convenience store. It can also refer to enjoying beer there.
- 라방rabangA livestreamShort for 라이브 방송. The verified article uses it for a live broadcast that introduces and sells products while interacting with viewers.
- 런린이reonniniA running beginnerSomeone who has just started running.
- 사바사sabasaIt depends on the personAn expression meaning that something varies from person to person, patterned after 케바케 with the English word “by.”
- 생파saengpaA birthday partyAn abbreviation of 생일 파티, meaning a birthday party.
- 생선saengseonA birthday presentAn abbreviation of 생일 선물, meaning a birthday present. This use does not mean “fish.”
- 성덕seongdeokA fan whose dream came trueA “successful fan,” especially someone who gets the chance to connect with a favorite celebrity in a special way.
- 선팔seonpalFollowing someone firstFollowing or subscribing to someone first on social media.
- 스불재seubuljaeA problem of your own makingAn expression meaning that someone's own choices or actions have landed them in trouble.
- 스펙seupekA job applicant's credentialsA collection of qualifications used to assess job applicants, such as university, major, education, training, certificates, GPA, and TOEIC score.
- 스세권seusegwonLiving near a StarbucksAn area with a Starbucks location nearby.
- 심쿵simkungA flutter of the heartThe feeling of your heart beating from excitement, attraction, or surprise.
- 심멎simmeotHeart-stoppingAn expression for something so striking or beautiful it seems to stop your heart, also used for surprise or romantic excitement.
- SNSSNSSocial networking servicesOnline services where people connect and share photos, personal updates, and messages.
- 소확행sohwakhaengSmall, certain joysSmall but tangible moments of happiness in everyday life, or an attitude of seeking those moments.
- 소맥somaekSoju mixed with beerA drink made by mixing soju and beer.
- 손절sonjeolCutting losses or cutting tiesSelling a stock at a loss. Online, it also means ending or distancing yourself from a relationship.
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