Korean slang, explained in English · 59

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• 귀여니즘gwiyeonijeumInternet-novel style associated with 귀여니The writing style of internet novelist 귀여니, characterized by online language and emoticons.
• 귀요미gwiyomiA cutieA person or thing with an endearing, adorable appearance, manner of speaking, or behavior.
• 갸루족gyarujokWomen in Japan who enjoy heavy eye makeup and flamboyant hairstyles and clothes.Women in Japan who enjoy heavy eye makeup and flamboyant hairstyles and clothes.
• 계기비행과 시계비행gyegibihaenggwa sigyebihaengFlight metaphor for policymakingA metaphor comparing flight methods to predictable, normal policymaking and uncertain policymaking requiring direct observation and responses to circumstances.
• 계정 폭파gyejeong pokpaAn exaggerated way to describe an online account being deleted or becoming unusable.An exaggerated way to describe an online account being deleted or becoming unusable.
• 계좌잠금gyejwajamgeumIn housing transactions, a seller blocking incoming payments to prevent a buyer from unilaterally sending an interim payment early.In housing transactions, a seller blocking incoming payments to prevent a buyer from unilaterally sending an interim payment early.
• 격친gyeokchinA very close friend or an especially intimate friendship.A very close friend or an especially intimate friendship.
• 겨쿨gyeokulShort for the winter cool-tone personal-color type.Short for the winter cool-tone personal-color type.
• 결사곡gyeolsagokA shortened title for the drama ‘결혼작사 이혼작곡’.A shortened title for the drama ‘결혼작사 이혼작곡’.
• 경착륙gyeongchakryukEconomic hard landingAn economic metaphor for a formerly active economy suddenly slowing, with falling stock prices or rising unemployment.
• 경단남gyeongdannamA man whose professional career has been interrupted by stopping work.A man whose professional career has been interrupted by stopping work.
• 경단녀gyeongdannyeoA woman whose employment career has been interrupted. The source report covers cases of leaving work for childcare.A woman whose employment career has been interrupted. The source report covers cases of leaving work for childcare.
• 경도gyeongdoCops and robbersShort for 경찰과 도둑, a group game in which a team of police chases a team of thieves.
• 경활률gyeonghwalryulLabor force participation rateShort for the labor force participation rate.
• 경협gyeonghyeopEconomic cooperationA shortening referring to cooperation in the economic field.
• 경협주gyeonghyeopjuEconomic-cooperation sharesShares of companies related to trade or economic-cooperation projects.
• 경쟁특별시gyeongjaengteukbyeolsiSeoul as a city of competitionA figurative name for Seoul emphasizing its intense competition.
• 경전철gyeongjeoncheolLight urban railA shortened form of 경량전철, a lightweight urban railway operating on a smaller scale than a subway.
• 경준생gyeongjunsaengAn abbreviation for someone preparing for police recruitment exams.An abbreviation for someone preparing for police recruitment exams.
• 경품족gyeongpumjokPrize-promotion entrantsPeople who enter prize promotions at various retailers in hopes of winning prizes.
• 경품꾼gyeongpumkkunFrequent promotional-prize winnerSomeone who diligently enters broadcast, online, and other promotions and frequently wins prizes.
• 경성뉴스gyeongseongnyuseuHard newsNews covering socially significant and timely matters such as policy or international relations.
• 견훤장gyeonhwonjangApparently falling but resilient marketA stock-market term comparing conditions in which prices seem to fall but do not drop sharply to Gyeon Hwon in the drama 왕건.
• 견파라치gyeonparachiSomeone receiving rewards for reporting people who fail to use dog-safety measures such as leashes or muzzles.Someone receiving rewards for reporting people who fail to use dog-safety measures such as leashes or muzzles.

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