Korean slang, explained in English · 45

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• 감성 캠핑족gamseong kaempingjokCamping enthusiasts who decorate their campsite to suit their tastes and enjoy the atmosphere of nature.Camping enthusiasts who decorate their campsite to suit their tastes and enjoy the atmosphere of nature.
• 감튀gamtwiA shortened name for French fries.A shortened name for French fries.
• 감튀 고양이 샷gamtwi goyangi syatAn AI image activity turning a person’s photo into an image of them holding French fries like cat whiskers and wearing a paper cat-ear hat.An AI image activity turning a person’s photo into an image of them holding French fries like cat whiskers and wearing a paper cat-ear hat.
• 감튀모임gamtwi moimA casual fries meetupA low-commitment meetup where people who met online get together to eat fries and then go their separate ways.
• 간 큰 직장인gan keun jikjanginJoke about boldly risking one’s jobA joking expression calling employees bold for complaining or arriving late despite job insecurity.
• 가나다라송ganadarasongA Flash song teaching Hangul basicsA Flash-animation song made to help people learn basic Hangul letters easily.
• 가나디ganadiA white puppy character drawn in a simple style. It is used in stickers and reaction images and has also appeared on merchandise.A white puppy character drawn in a simple style. It is used in stickers and reaction images and has also appeared on merchandise.
• 간바레 챌린지ganbare chaellinjiA short-video challenge that pairs expressions and choreography with an encouraging song, edited into a three-way split screen.A short-video challenge that pairs expressions and choreography with an encouraging song, edited into a three-way split screen.
• 간동거gandonggeoA shortened title for the drama ‘간 떨어지는 동거’.A shortened title for the drama ‘간 떨어지는 동거’.
• 강아지이론gangajiironThe puppy–owner stock-market analogyA theory comparing the stock market’s relationship with the real economy to a puppy walking with its owner.
• 강철멘탈gangcheolmentalStrong mental resilience that does not easily waver under difficult circumstances or pressure.Strong mental resilience that does not easily waver under difficult circumstances or pressure.
• 강추gangchuEnthusiastic recommendationAn expression used to recommend something very enthusiastically.
• 강화템ganghwatemAn item made by improving the performance of an existing item in a game.An item made by improving the performance of an existing item in a game.
• 강제 해외 진출gangje haeoe jinchulAn unplanned expansion of someone’s activities overseas due to outside interest or influence.An unplanned expansion of someone’s activities overseas due to outside interest or influence.
• 강제 후속곡gangje husokgokA song that becomes so popular it draws attention like a follow-up release, contrary to the singer’s original plan.A song that becomes so popular it draws attention like a follow-up release, contrary to the singer’s original plan.
• 강제 전성기gangje jeonseonggiA period when circumstances make someone’s ability or performance stand out regardless of their own wishes.A period when circumstances make someone’s ability or performance stand out regardless of their own wishes.
• 강제 중도금gangje jungdogeumA buyer sending an interim payment before the agreed date in an attempt to prevent the seller from canceling the contract.A buyer sending an interim payment before the agreed date in an attempt to prevent the seller from canceling the contract.
• 강남특별시gangnamteukbyeolsi“Gangnam Special City”A figurative name suggesting that Seoul’s Gangnam district receives special treatment in many respects.
• 강려크하다gangryeokeuhadaA playful distortion of 강력하다, meaning “powerful.”A playful distortion of 강력하다, meaning “powerful.”
• 강세권gangsegwonA residential area convenient for enjoying a river or river views.A residential area convenient for enjoying a river or river views.
• 강스장gangseujangAn outdoor workout space equipped with exercise machines along a river.An outdoor workout space equipped with exercise machines along a river.
• 강시 경제gangsi gyeongjePersistently unrecovered economyA metaphor for a bad economic state continuing without improvement.
• 강퇴gangtoeForcing someone out of a chat room or similar space regardless of their wishes.Forcing someone out of a chat room or similar space regardless of their wishes.
• 강의노마드족ganguinomadeujokStudents moving between job-preparation coursesStudents who move between English courses or employment lectures needed for job preparation.

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