Korean slang, explained in English · 118

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• 누드배낭nudeubaenangBackpacking with flights and hotel arrangedA backpacking trip with return airfare and hotel accommodation arranged, while destinations and schedules are chosen freely.
• 누가 기침 소리를 내었는가nuga gichim sorireul naeeonneungaA phrase demanding to know who coughed, as if scolding them. The source article uses it in playful conversation.A phrase demanding to know who coughed, as if scolding them. The source article uses it in playful conversation.
• 누가 내 간식을 먹었을까nuga nae gansigeul meogeosseulkkaWho ate my snack?A video meme combining eerie music with stiff, AI-generated dancing.
• 눔프족numpeujokPeople who favor expanded welfare but oppose the tax increases needed to fund it.People who favor expanded welfare but oppose the tax increases needed to fund it.
• 눈치우미nunchiumiSnow clearerSomeone whose job is clearing accumulated snow.
• 눈맛nunmatVisual enjoymentPleasure experienced by looking. In fishing, it can also refer to enjoying the appearance of a caught fish.
• 눈물 메이크업nunmul meikeueopTeary-eye makeupMakeup emphasizing the inner corners and lower edges of the eyes to create a teary impression.
• 눈물렌즈nunmulrenjeuTear-effect contact lensesContact lenses designed to make the eyes look as if tears have formed.
• 눈물의 303호nunmului 303hoRoom 303 and the sadness of restructuringAn expression conveying the sadness of employees of 공보처 through the room where they gathered after the agency’s dissolution.
• 눈높이 낮추기nunnopi natchugiLowering expectations to fit realityAn expression likening the adjustment of expectations for employment or starting a business to lowering one’s eye level.
• 눈팅nuntingReading without posting onlineReading other people’s posts on an online message board without posting oneself.
• 눕방nupbangA broadcast hosted while lying down or mainly showing someone lying down.A broadcast hosted while lying down or mainly showing someone lying down.
• 눕코노미nupkonomiA situation where a row of economy-class airplane seats is empty, allowing someone to lie across several seats.A situation where a row of economy-class airplane seats is empty, allowing someone to lie across several seats.
• NVMenvmeAn interface used for exchanging data with high-speed storage devices.An interface used for exchanging data with high-speed storage devices.
• 냥덕nyangdeokSomeone who loves cats or knows a lot about them.Someone who loves cats or knows a lot about them.
• 냥무룩nyangmurukA cat’s dejected-looking appearance or expression.A cat’s dejected-looking appearance or expression.
• 냥심nyangsimAffection and care for cats.Affection and care for cats.
• 뉴 라운드nyu raundeuNew round of multilateral trade talksA term used for multilateral trade negotiations after the Uruguay Round covering new issues such as the environment, labor, competition, and technology.
• 뉴비nyubiA beginner player who has just started a game or is not yet familiar with it.A beginner player who has just started a game or is not yet familiar with it.
• 뉴디맨드 전략nyudimaendeu jeollyakA strategy seeking to create new demand even during an economic downturn.A strategy seeking to create new demand even during an economic downturn.
• 뉴어덜트족nyueodeolteujokPeople with stable financial means who actively spend on making their own lives more valuable.People with stable financial means who actively spend on making their own lives more valuable.
• 뉴진스의 하입보이요nyujinseuui haipboiyoA phrase used in a meme format answering any question with a song title and dancing: ‘NewJeans’ Hype Boy.’A phrase used in a meme format answering any question with a song title and dancing: ‘NewJeans’ Hype Boy.’
• 뉴칼라nyukalraWorkers in new roles created by digitization and automation that do not fit traditional blue-collar or white-collar categories.Workers in new roles created by digitization and automation that do not fit traditional blue-collar or white-collar categories.
• 뉴커머nyukeomeoLater-arriving settlers in Japan in the sourceIn the source, Koreans and others who married Japanese people and settled in Japan from the late 1980s onward.

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