Korean slang, explained in English · 153

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• 싫존주의siljonjuuiAn attitude recognizing and respecting even what people dislike as part of their individual tastes.An attitude recognizing and respecting even what people dislike as part of their individual tastes.
• 실리콘 수갑sillikon sugapA figurative expression for tech companies making it difficult for employees to leave through stock compensation.A figurative expression for tech companies making it difficult for employees to leave through stock compensation.
• 실물 깡패silmul kkangpaePraise for someone or something that looks much better in person than in photos or videos.Praise for someone or something that looks much better in person than in photos or videos.
• 실파라치silparachiReward-seeking benefits-fraud reporterReporting fraudulent unemployment-benefit recipients for a reward, or someone who does so.
• 실리콘 사이클silrikon saikeulMemory-chip industry cycleThe periodic recurrence of booms and slumps in the memory semiconductor industry.
• 싫테silteContinually pressing dislike on videos and similar content.Continually pressing dislike on videos and similar content.
• 실트silteuShort for ‘실시간 트렌드’, real-time trends showing popular social-media topics or search activity.Short for ‘실시간 트렌드’, real-time trends showing popular social-media topics or search activity.
• 시밀러 룩similreo rukOutfits coordinated in color or mood rather than matching exactly.Outfits coordinated in color or mood rather than matching exactly.
• 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.
• 심플푸드simpeulpudeuFood made with a simple set of ingredients and fewer additives.Food made with a simple set of ingredients and fewer additives.
• 심야라디오족simyaradiojokPeople who enjoy late-night radioPeople who enjoy listening to the radio late at night.
• 시뮬러브simyulleobeuAn emotional relationship with an AI romantic partner.An emotional relationship with an AI romantic partner.
• 신 샌드위치증후군sin saendeuwichijeunghugunFeeling unrecognized at work and homeA metaphor of the time for employees’ anxiety and conflict from feeling unrecognized both at work and at home.
• 신데렐라 학생sinderelra haksaengA figurative term for a student who studies at school, academies, and elsewhere and does not get home until around midnight.A figurative term for a student who studies at school, academies, and elsewhere and does not get home until around midnight.
• 신엄지손가락족sineomjisongarakjokYoung thumb-typing phone usersYoung users holding a mobile phone in one hand and pressing buttons rapidly with their thumb.
• 신검소족singeomsojokPeople seeking necessary, restrained spendingPeople who seek to restrain impulse buying and spend only on what they need for living.
• 싱글 웨딩singgeul wedingEnjoying a wedding atmosphere or taking wedding photos alone without a spouse; also a ceremony celebrating being unmarried.Enjoying a wedding atmosphere or taking wedding photos alone without a spouse; also a ceremony celebrating being unmarried.
• 싱글맘singgeulmamA mother raising a child alone without a spouse.A mother raising a child alone without a spouse.
• 싱글텔singgeultelCompact housing equipped with everyday amenities for people living alone.Compact housing equipped with everyday amenities for people living alone.
• 싱글열차singgeulyeolchaA singles’ matchmaking trainA train arranged for meetings or matchmaking events for people without spouses.
• 신기방기 뿡뿡방기singibanggi ppungppungbanggiA catchphrase shouted playfully rather than conveying a particular meaning.A catchphrase shouted playfully rather than conveying a particular meaning.
• 신기러기족singireogijokPeople living apart from family for later studyPeople who enter fields such as medicine later in life to obtain stable employment and live apart from their families.
• 싱커족singkeojokA well-funded, leisurely later lifePeople who built up wealth when young and enjoy a leisurely life in old age.

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