Korean slang, explained in English · 49
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- 극호감geukhogamAn expression of very favorable feelings toward someone or something.An expression of very favorable feelings toward someone or something.
- 극확geukhwakA probability-related game statistic that increases the chance of a critical hit.A probability-related game statistic that increases the chance of a critical hit.
- 극혐geukhyeomExtreme disgustAn emphatic expression of strong disgust or aversion.
- 극옵geukopAn exceptionally good additional ability or condition attached to a game item or similar object.An exceptionally good additional ability or condition attached to a game item or similar object.
- 글구geulguShortened written form of “and”A shortened written form of 그리고, used to add something to what one has said.
- 글픽카드geulpikkadeuShort for the graphics card that handles a computer’s video processing.Short for the graphics card that handles a computer’s video processing.
- 글로벌쇼핑족geulrobeolsyopingjokPeople traveling abroad mainly to shopPeople who travel abroad mainly to shop.
- 글로머레이션geulromeoreisyeonGlobalization with clusteringThe combination of internationalization or globalization with clustering.
- 금벼락geumbyeorakA shower of gold medalsA figurative expression for winning many gold medals at once in competitions or multiple events.
- 금대리geumdaeriA gold metaphor for scarce, prized assistant-manager-level staff, especially in construction.A gold metaphor for scarce, prized assistant-manager-level staff, especially in construction.
- 금둥이geumdungiA dearly cherished childA child cherished as precious as gold.
- 금감위geumgamwiFinancial Supervisory Commission, 1998A shortened form of 금융감독위원회. This entry covers the institution’s name in 1998.
- 금감원geumgamwonFinancial Supervisory ServiceAn institutional abbreviation for 금융 감독원, the Financial Supervisory Service.
- 금관구geumgwanguA real-estate abbreviation grouping Seoul’s Geumcheon, Gwanak, and Guro districts.A real-estate abbreviation grouping Seoul’s Geumcheon, Gwanak, and Guro districts.
- 금전두엽geumjeonduyeopA figurative term for excellent thinking and judgment.A figurative term for excellent thinking and judgment.
- 금리 노마드족geumri nomadeujokPeople who move between financial products in search of higher interest rates.People who move between financial products in search of higher interest rates.
- 금사빠geumsappaSomeone who falls in love quicklyAn abbreviation describing a person who falls in love easily or quickly.
- 금스크geumseukeuA figurative name for masks that have become as precious as gold because they are hard to find or expensive.A figurative name for masks that have become as precious as gold because they are hard to find or expensive.
- 금손geumsonA figurative term for someone exceptionally skilled at crafts or making things.A figurative term for someone exceptionally skilled at crafts or making things.
- 금수저geumsujeoBorn with advantagesA metaphor for a person or group whose wealthy parents give them an advantage in a competitive society.
- 금테크geumtekeuManaging personal finances by buying or accumulating gold.Managing personal finances by buying or accumulating gold.
- 금턴geumteonAn internship with good conditions believed to require connections or a privileged background.An internship with good conditions believed to require connections or a privileged background.
- 금융 고시geumyung gosiCompetitive financial-sector examsA campus expression comparing highly competitive entrance exams at state financial institutions to major civil-service exams.
- 금융빅뱅geumyungbikbaengMajor financial restructuringA metaphor for a major reorganization of the financial order through the closure and merger of financial institutions.
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