Korean abbreviations · 79
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- 원룸텔wonrumtelOne-room housing with hotel-like facilitiesA housing form combining bedroom, living-room, and kitchen functions in one room with hotel-like facilities.
- 원싱wonsingA never-married single personSomeone who has been single from the outset, with no experience of marriage or divorce.
- 워라밸worabaelWork–life balanceBalance between work and personal life, abbreviated from the English phrase “work-life balance.”
- WTCwtcWorld Trade CenterA Roman-letter abbreviation for 세계무역센터 (World Trade Center) used in the article of the time.
- WTOwtoWorld Trade OrganizationA Roman-letter abbreviation for 세계무역기구 (World Trade Organization) used in the article of the time.
- WWFwwfWildlife conservation fund in the sourceAn English abbreviation referring, in the checked material of the time, to an international environmental group called 야생 동물 보호 기금.
- XRXRAn abbreviation for extended reality, encompassing virtual, augmented, and mixed reality and related technologies.An abbreviation for extended reality, encompassing virtual, augmented, and mixed reality and related technologies.
- 야알못yaalmotSomeone unfamiliar with baseball rules or game situations.Someone unfamiliar with baseball rules or game situations.
- 야자yajaEvening self-studyAn abbreviation of 야간자율학습, meaning evening self-study.
- 약스압yakseuapA notice that a post is somewhat long and will require scrolling down.A notice that a post is somewhat long and will require scrolling down.
- 약투yaktuDisclosing one's previously hidden experience of drug use.Disclosing one's previously hidden experience of drug use.
- 양맥yangmaekEnjoying lamb and beer together.Enjoying lamb and beer together.
- 양판소yangpansoA critical term for a fantasy novel that fills out its length by repeating similar settings and predictable developments.A critical term for a fantasy novel that fills out its length by repeating similar settings and predictable developments.
- 야탈yatalNighttime outing or driveA term formerly used for an outing or drive by car at night.
- 예지앞사yejiapsaAn abbreviation expressing love in the past, present, and future.An abbreviation expressing love in the past, present, and future.
- 여친yeochinA shortened term for a girlfriend as a romantic partner.A shortened term for a girlfriend as a romantic partner.
- 여행잘알yeohaengjalalSomeone with extensive travel knowledge and experience.Someone with extensive travel knowledge and experience.
- 여향yeohyangAn abbreviation for the drama 여인의 향기.An abbreviation for the drama 여인의 향기.
- 여주yeojuShort for a female protagonist in a film, drama, novel, or similar work.Short for a female protagonist in a film, drama, novel, or similar work.
- 역박yeokbakShortened museum nameA shortened name for the Seoul Museum of History.
- 역피셜yeokpisyeolPredicting developments in historical dramas and similar works from already known historical facts.Predicting developments in historical dramas and similar works from already known historical facts.
- 여쿨yeokulShort for the summer cool-tone personal-color type.Short for the summer cool-tone personal-color type.
- 열공남yeolgongnamShort for a man who studies hard.Short for a man who studies hard.
- 열폭yeolpokLashing out from an inferiority complexFeelings of inferiority caused by comparing yourself with others that erupt outwardly.
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