Korean slang, explained in English · 107
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- 무지개꿀mujigaekkulLayered “rainbow” honeyHoney from flowers of different seasons layered together to offer varied flavors and aromas.
- 무지컬mujikeolA playful term for someone lacking both physical ability and situational judgment.A playful term for someone lacking both physical ability and situational judgment.
- 무직휴급자mujikhyugeupjaAn employee who is unable to work and receives no salary.An employee who is unable to work and receives no salary.
- 무중력춤mujungryeokchumA gravity-defying dance illusionA dance emphasizing leaning or swaying movements as if the body were unaffected by gravity.
- 먹방mukbangAn eating broadcastA broadcast or video showing someone eating food.
- 물벨트mulbelteuWater-protection development zoneAn area where development is restricted to prevent water pollution.
- 물음표 살인마muleumpyo salinmaAn exaggerated term for someone who exhausts others by asking too many questions.An exaggerated term for someone who exhausts others by asking too many questions.
- 물결펌mulgyeolpeomA soft, rippling permA perm with soft waves resembling ripples.
- 물화생지mulhwasaengjiA collective abbreviation for physics, chemistry, life sciences, and earth science.A collective abbreviation for physics, chemistry, life sciences, and earth science.
- 물깔창mulkkalchangWater-filled shoe insoleA shoe insole filled with water.
- 물멍mulmeongResting while gazing blankly at water.Resting while gazing blankly at water.
- 물냉mulnaengShortened name for chilled-broth naengmyeonA shortened name for naengmyeon served in chilled broth.
- 물뺑mulppaengShort for damaging someone else’s property with a vehicle and leaving without notifying them.Short for damaging someone else’s property with a vehicle and leaving without notifying them.
- 물류mulryuPhysical distributionA shortened form of 물적 유통, or physical distribution.
- 물성매력mulseong maeryeokThe appeal of tangible experiencesA tendency to value seeing, touching, and experiencing physical things even in a digital environment.
- 무물mumulAsk me anythingA question-and-answer session, including posts or sessions on Instagram or YouTube where an account owner takes and answers questions.
- 문어발식muneobalsikExpansion into many fieldsAn octopus-arm metaphor for expanding business or other activities into many fields.
- 뭉뜬mungtteunShort for ‘뭉쳐야 뜬다’.Short for JTBC's ‘뭉쳐야 뜬다’, a variety show where guests take package tours.
- 문구부심mungubusimPride in the stationery one uses or owns.Pride in the stationery one uses or owns.
- 문구덕mungudeokSomeone who collects and deeply enjoys stationery such as pens and notebooks.Someone who collects and deeply enjoys stationery such as pens and notebooks.
- 문구카세mungukaseA term comparing an assorted set of writing instruments to omakase.A term comparing an assorted set of writing instruments to omakase.
- 문화부족munhwabujokA group united by shared cultureA group whose members share a culture and feel a sense of common identity.
- 문화접대munhwajeopdaeEntertaining guests through cultural activitiesEntertaining guests through cultural activities such as performances or exhibitions.
- 문화놀이방munhwanolibangChildcare space for performance audiencesA space where audience members attending a performance can leave their children in care.
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