Korean slang, explained in English · 28
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- 단톡dantokA group chatA conversation among several people on KakaoTalk, or the group chat room itself.
- 단톡 지옥dantok jiokA hell metaphor for a distressing group chat with endless work orders or unwanted relationships.A hell metaphor for a distressing group chat with endless work orders or unwanted relationships.
- 답정너dapjeongneoAn attitude, or a person with it, of already having a desired answer and demanding it from someone else.An attitude, or a person with it, of already having a desired answer and demanding it from someone else.
- 답내친dapnaechinA baseball situation where the pitcher gets a hit or home run after the batters fail to score.A baseball situation where the pitcher gets a hit or home run after the batters fail to score.
- 다크 사이렌dark sirenThe dark-siren beauty trendA beauty trend using heavy eye makeup and cool tones to evoke a mysterious, dark mermaid from the deep sea.
- 다세권dasegwonA residential area with convenient access to a range of amenities, including education, transport, and parks.A residential area with convenient access to a range of amenities, including education, transport, and parks.
- 다시태dasitaeAn expression for feeling renewed, changed, or refreshed.An expression for feeling renewed, changed, or refreshed.
- 닷곤datgonFailed small internet companyAn expression of the time for a small internet company that has disappeared or gone bankrupt.
- 닷컴datkeomDot-com businessAn expression derived from .com at the end of an internet address, referring to related businesses or companies.
- 닷컴 세대datkeom sedaeGeneration living through dot-com servicesA generation living through internet-related business or mainly using dot-com companies’ services.
- 닷컴주datkeomjuInternet-business company sharesShares in companies engaged in internet-related business.
- 닷커뮤니스트datkeomyuniseuteuDot-com employee with stock optionsA term referring, in the checked material of the time, to U.S. dot-com employees receiving stock options.
- 다운에이징족dauneijingjokMiddle-aged consumers seeking younger looksMiddle-aged people who groom and dress to appear younger than their actual age.
- 다운료daunryoDownload feeMoney paid to download files or information online.
- 다운사이징daunsaijingOrganizational downsizingA management approach seeking to reduce a company’s or organization’s size and costs.
- DBDBAn abbreviation for a defined-benefit retirement pension whose reserves are managed by the employer.An abbreviation for a defined-benefit retirement pension whose reserves are managed by the employer.
- DCDCAn abbreviation for a defined-contribution retirement pension in which the employee bears responsibility for managing the reserves.An abbreviation for a defined-contribution retirement pension in which the employee bears responsibility for managing the reserves.
- DDRddrDance Dance RevolutionAn abbreviation for the dance game 댄스 댄스 레볼루션, played by stepping on panels following screen instructions.
- 데차dechaShort for ‘데스티니 차일드’.Short for the mobile game ‘데스티니 차일드’.
- 데드라인dedeurainDeadlineThe final time or date by which a task such as submitting a manuscript must be completed.
- 데칸쇼dekansyoDescartes, Kant, and SchopenhauerA shortened collective name for the philosophers Descartes, Kant, and Schopenhauer.
- 데카르트마케팅dekareuteumaketingProduct planning or promotion that combines technology and art.Product planning or promotion that combines technology and art.
- 델리오네르delrionereuMillionaires made through Dell stockA term for someone who became a millionaire through shares in Dell Computer.
- 데모테이프demoteipeuDemonstration tapeA trial tape made to demonstrate a product’s or system’s functions and operation, or the contents of a work.
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