Korean slang, explained in English · 23
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- 최애choeaeYour absolute favoriteThe thing or person you like most, often an idol, character, or food.
- 최최차차choechoechachaAn expression praising actor Cha Eun-woo’s looks, recognizing him separately from one’s favorite.An expression praising actor Cha Eun-woo’s looks, recognizing him separately from one’s favorite.
- 최고사choegosaAn abbreviation for the drama 최고의 사랑.An abbreviation for the drama 최고의 사랑.
- 최하옵choehaopSetting a game’s graphics effects or functions to their lowest level.Setting a game’s graphics effects or functions to their lowest level.
- 최커choekeoA shortened term for a couple who choose each other in a dating show’s final selection.A shortened term for a couple who choose each other in a dating show’s final selection.
- 최산 배드choesan baedeuA scene of ATEEZ’s San doing chest-popping choreography in the latter part of Bad, and a video meme imitating it.A scene of ATEEZ’s San doing chest-popping choreography in the latter part of Bad, and a video meme imitating it.
- 초개인화 기술chogaeinhwa gisulTechnology that identifies each person’s situation and context in real time to tailor products or services to their needs at that moment.Technology that identifies each person’s situation and context in real time to tailor products or services to their needs at that moment.
- 초강추chogangchuVery strong recommendationAn expression used to recommend something very strongly.
- 총공chonggongA shortened name for several people concentrating their actions on the same goal. Fandoms use it for collective statements posting the same wording and hashtags together.A shortened name for several people concentrating their actions on the same goal. Fandoms use it for collective statements posting the same wording and hashtags together.
- 총학chonghakA shortened term for a student council representing all students at a university or similar institution.A shortened term for a student council representing all students at a university or similar institution.
- 촌캉스chonkangseuTravel leaving the city to enjoy leisure and rest in a rural village.Travel leaving the city to enjoy leisure and rest in a rural village.
- 촌므파탈chonmeupatalA description combining a rustic or simple countryside atmosphere with captivating charm.A description combining a rustic or simple countryside atmosphere with captivating charm.
- 촌티패션chontipaesyeonFrugal, repaired-clothes fashionA popular expression for frugal clothing, such as repairing and wearing old clothes.
- 초피chopiA premium added immediately after housing-allocation winners are announced and before contracts are signed.A premium added immediately after housing-allocation winners are announced and before contracts are signed.
- 초품아chopumaAn apartment complex close to an elementary school, making the school commute convenient.An apartment complex close to an elementary school, making the school commute convenient.
- 추어탕데이chueotangdeiLoach Soup DayA name for July 5 as a day to eat loach soup, linking the sounds 칠오 (“seven-five”) and 추어 (“loach”).
- 추구미chugumiThe aesthetic you aspire toAn ideal kind of beauty or personal image that you want to embody.
- 축덕chukdeokSomeone who loves and deeply enjoys football.Someone who loves and deeply enjoys football.
- 출비chulbiShort for a hidden story surrounding a character’s birth in a drama or similar narrative.Short for a hidden story surrounding a character’s birth in a drama or similar narrative.
- 출첵chulchekAttendance or online check-inChecking attendance or announcing a visit to an online space through a comment or similar message.
- 출근 휴가chulgeun hyugaGoing to work during vacation instead of taking time away to rest.Going to work during vacation instead of taking time away to rest.
- 출장족chuljangjokPeople who shop on their smartphones during their commute to work.People who shop on their smartphones during their commute to work.
- 춘투chuntuSpring labor struggleA shortened form of 춘계 투쟁, referring to labor movements and other struggles in spring.
- 추리닝족churiningjokPeople who favor sportswearPeople who mainly wear sportswear.
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