Korean slang, explained in English · 174
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- 원마일웨어wonmailweeoComfortable clothing suitable both at home and for short outings nearby.Comfortable clothing suitable both at home and for short outings nearby.
- 원포인트업wonpointeueopA way to grow by focusing on one small goal that can be acted on now rather than broad, ambitious goals.A way to grow by focusing on one small goal that can be acted on now rather than broad, ambitious goals.
- 원룸 푸어wonrum pueoSomeone struggling financially because of a studio apartment's high deposit and monthly rent.Someone struggling financially because of a studio apartment's high deposit and monthly rent.
- 원룸텔wonrumtelOne-room housing with hotel-like facilitiesA housing form combining bedroom, living-room, and kitchen functions in one room with hotel-like facilities.
- 원스톱서비스wonseutopseobiseuOne-stop serviceAn arrangement allowing multiple services to be received in one place.
- 원싱wonsingA never-married single personSomeone who has been single from the outset, with no experience of marriage or divorce.
- 원투원 마케팅wontuwon maketingIndividualized customer marketingMarketing that varies products or services according to each individual customer’s preferences and characteristics.
- 원영적 사고Wonyoungjeok sagoFinding the bright side, Wonyoung-styleA way of thinking that finds something positive even in an inconvenient or disappointing situation.
- 워라밸worabaelWork–life balanceBalance between work and personal life, abbreviated from the English phrase “work-life balance.”
- 워라블worabeulA lifestyle pursuing suitable integration and harmony between work and life rather than separating them.A lifestyle pursuing suitable integration and harmony between work and life rather than separating them.
- 워런치족woreonchijokPeople who enjoy walking for exercise during their lunch break.People who enjoy walking for exercise during their lunch break.
- 워케이션workationWorking from a vacation destinationA way of combining work and leisure while staying at a vacation destination at home or abroad.
- 월요병woryobyeongThe Monday bluesPhysical or mental fatigue and a lack of energy associated with Mondays.
- 워터마크woteomakeuWatermarkA hidden pattern or mark in banknotes or digital images that helps identify their source or path of use.
- 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.
- Y2KY2KAn expression for the atmosphere or sensibility of the late 1990s and early 2000s.An expression for the atmosphere or sensibility of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- 야알못yaalmotSomeone unfamiliar with baseball rules or game situations.Someone unfamiliar with baseball rules or game situations.
- 야근독yageundokAccumulated overtime fatigueA poison metaphor for fatigue accumulated through frequent late-night work.
- 야구홀릭yaguholrikSomeone who loves and enjoys baseball.Someone who loves and enjoys baseball.
- 야구장룩yagujangrukBallpark-inspired outfitClothing worn to watch baseball, or fashion inspired by the atmosphere of a ballpark.
- 야자yajaEvening self-studyAn abbreviation of 야간자율학습, meaning evening self-study.
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