Korean abbreviations · 72
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- 수린이suriniA beginner who has just started learning to swim.A beginner who has just started learning to swim.
- 수용성suyongseongA real-estate abbreviation grouping Suwon, Yongin, and Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province.A real-estate abbreviation grouping Suwon, Yongin, and Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province.
- SVODSVODAn abbreviation for a monthly subscription model providing video content for a fixed subscription fee.An abbreviation for a monthly subscription model providing video content for a fixed subscription fee.
- SWswSoftwareA short English abbreviation for software.
- 쉴금swilgeumA Friday off work.A Friday off work.
- 쉼포족swimpojokPeople who give up rest because their lives are too busy and demanding.People who give up rest because their lives are too busy and demanding.
- 샵쥐syapjwiAn abbreviated term for one’s husband’s father.An abbreviated term for one’s husband’s father.
- 셤니syeomniA shortened way to refer to one's husband's mother.A shortened way to refer to one's husband's mother.
- 쇼미syomiA shortened name for the hip-hop competition program ‘쇼미더머니’.A shortened name for the hip-hop competition program ‘쇼미더머니’.
- 숍캉스족syopkangseujokShoppers escaping the heat indoorsPeople who enjoy shopping in cool department stores or large stores to escape the heat.
- 슈붕syubungA shortened name for bungeoppang, fish-shaped pastries, filled with custard cream.A shortened name for bungeoppang, fish-shaped pastries, filled with custard cream.
- 슈돌syudolA shortened name for the variety program ‘슈퍼맨이 돌아왔다’.A shortened name for the variety program ‘슈퍼맨이 돌아왔다’.
- 슈주syujuSuper Junior, shortenedA shortened name for the music group 슈퍼주니어.
- 슈파라치syuparachiReward-seeking supermarket-food reporterReporting supermarket sales of substandard or expired food for a reward, or someone who does so.
- 슈스syuseuA short term for a highly popular star. Playfully used for suddenly famous animals as well as people.A short term for a highly popular star. Playfully used for suddenly famous animals as well as people.
- 슈스케syuseukeShort for ‘슈퍼스타K’.Short for Mnet's singing talent competition ‘슈퍼스타K’.
- 슈테크syutekeuPersonal financial management through buying and reselling items such as limited-edition shoes.Personal financial management through buying and reselling items such as limited-edition shoes.
- 태보taeboTaekwondo-and-boxing aerobicsA form of aerobic dance combining taekwondo and boxing movements.
- 태계일주taegyeiljuA shortened name for the travel variety program ‘태어난 김에 세계일주’.A shortened name for the travel variety program ‘태어난 김에 세계일주’.
- 태후taehuShort for ‘태양의 후예’.Short for KBS's ‘태양의 후예’, a drama about love and solidarity centered on soldiers and doctors in a disaster zone.
- 택포taekpoA sales term meaning that the delivery charge is included in the item’s price.A sales term meaning that the delivery charge is included in the item’s price.
- 택숙자taeksukjaTaxi drivers sleeping while waitingTaxi drivers who park on streets or at airports and sleep in their cars while waiting for passengers.
- 탭툰taeptunA webtoon made for tablets that incorporates music or moving images.A webtoon made for tablets that incorporates music or moving images.
- 탈덕taldeokLeaving a fandomStopping being a fan of someone or something you used to like.
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