Korean slang, explained in English · 44

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• 갭이어gaepieoA year between school and universityA year after finishing high school spent resting and gaining experiences instead of going directly to university.
• 개르신gaereusinAn affectionate name for an older dog.An affectionate name for an older dog.
• 가을웜gaeulwomA personal-color type classified as warm autumn colors.A personal-color type classified as warm autumn colors.
• 가개맨gagaemaenSinger with comedian-like entertainment skillsA singer who also makes people laugh like a comedian on entertainment programs.
• 가격창조gagyeokchangjoLowering prices through production costsA method of finding ways to cut prices by reducing manufacturing costs, beyond cutting distribution costs.
• 가격파괴gagyeokpagoeSustained steep price cutsA sales method of continually selling cheaply by cutting prices far more sharply than ordinary discounts.
• 가교은행gagyoeunhaengBridge bankA temporary bank that takes over a failed financial institution’s operations or assets and keeps transactions going until a buyer appears.
• 가이드라인gaideurainGuidelinesGuidance serving as a basis for judgment or action, or the basic direction of a policy.
• 가이라이너gairaineoEyeliner used by men to define their eyes.Eyeliner used by men to define their eyes.
• 가잼비gajaembiAn expression for how much fun something offers relative to its price.An expression for how much fun something offers relative to its price.
• 가제트족gajeteujokEnthusiasts of technical hobbiesPeople who enjoy technically demanding hobbies and actively participate in related activities.
• 가족 나들이족gajok nadeulijokFamily outing enthusiastsPeople who enjoy outings with their families.
• 가족살이gajoksaliEveryday family lifeManaging a household or living together as a family.
• 가족쓰나미gajoksseunamiA wave of emotion from a family storyA metaphor for a work about family love profoundly moving its audience.
• 가족테이너gajokteineoA celebrity's family member who becomes famous through appearances on broadcasts and similar media.A celebrity's family member who becomes famous through appearances on broadcasts and similar media.
• 갈매기 아빠galmaegi appaA father living apart for schoolingA father who sends his family to Seoul for the children’s education, lives elsewhere, and visits them.
• 갈테야테야galteyateyaI'm going, I'm going!An exaggerated, repetitive way to express a strong desire to go somewhere, such as a concert.
• 가마솥gamasotSomething gradually heating upA figurative expression for something gradually heating up. This use extends the meaning of the ordinary word for a cooking cauldron.
• 감초맨gamchomaenEver-present or indispensable personA metaphor for someone who appears in many activities or plays an indispensable role.
• 감다살gamdasalYour instincts are on pointA compliment for someone's sharp taste or sense of what works in their choices or expression.
• 감정 대리인gamjeong daeriinSomeone who conveys or expresses another person's feelings on their behalf.Someone who conveys or expresses another person's feelings on their behalf.
• 감정선gamjeongseonEmotional flow of a workThe flow and changes of emotion arising in readers or viewers as a literary work or movie unfolds.
• 감옥에서 누가 돌아왔게gamogeseo nuga dorawatgeGuess who's back from prisonA meme dramatically announcing the return of someone or something absent for a while, often copied with a loud, drawn-out delivery or a different place name.
• 감평사gampyeongsaQualified appraiserShort for a qualified appraiser who assesses the economic value of land, buildings, and similar assets.

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