Korean slang, explained in English · 61

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• 햄부기haembugiA playful word for hamburgerA playful variation on 햄버거, also used in wordplay that strings together similar sounds.
• 해먹남haemeoknamShort for a man who cooks and eats his own food.Short for a man who cooks and eats his own food.
• 햄스피haemseupiA metaphor comparing secondhand ham-product price levels to a stock index.A metaphor comparing secondhand ham-product price levels to a stock index.
• 행덕haengdeokHappily supporting and exploring something one is a fan of.Happily supporting and exploring something one is a fan of.
• 행집욕부haengjipyokbuFocus on happiness and let go of wanting moreAn expression of self-encouragement to focus on happiness and set aside excessive desires.
• 행쇼haengsyoAn abbreviation used as a greeting to wish someone happiness.An abbreviation used as a greeting to wish someone happiness.
• 행특haengteukShort for the behavior and overall comments section of a school record.Short for the behavior and overall comments section of a school record.
• 핸즈프리haenjeupeuriHands-free calling device or methodAn arrangement or device, such as earphones, allowing telephone calls without holding the phone.
• 해투haetuShort for ‘해피투게더’.Short for the KBS talk variety show ‘해피투게더’.
• 하하족hahajokMiddle-aged people pursuing happy, healthy agingA term formerly used for middle-aged people seeking to age happily while staying healthy and attractive.
• 하한쭈hahanjjuYoung Korean-pop-culture fans in ChinaYoung fans in China enthusiastic about Korean popular culture.
• 하이에나주haienajuRising shares in troubled companiesStock-market language of the time comparing shares in troubled companies under administrative designation whose prices and trading volumes nonetheless rise.
• 하이퍼 로컬haipeo rokeolA trend in locally based services and activities focusing on a very small neighborhood or daily living area.A trend in locally based services and activities focusing on a very small neighborhood or daily living area.
• 하이퍼리치haipeorichiThe “hyper-rich” in a 2005 sourceIn the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2005 source, the wealthiest Americans earning an annual average income above 1.6 billion won.
• 하이테크 공해haitekeu gonghaeHigh-tech environmental pollutionEnvironmental pollution arising from developing or using advanced technologies such as semiconductors.
• 학고hakgoAcademic warningAn abbreviation of 학사경고, meaning an academic warning.
• 학점쇼핑족hakjeomsyopingjokPeople choosing courses across universities for benefitsPeople who use credit-exchange programs between universities to select courses offering high grades or career benefits.
• 학종hakjongA shortened name for the comprehensive student-record-based university admissions process.A shortened name for the comprehensive student-record-based university admissions process.
• 학식haksikA university student cafeteriaAn abbreviation for a university's student cafeteria.
• 학투haktuDisclosing experiences of school violence to highlight its seriousness, or the movement doing so.Disclosing experiences of school violence to highlight its seriousness, or the movement doing so.
• 학원물hakwonmulWorks about school lifeDramas, films, comics, and other works using school and student life as their setting or subject matter.
• 학원팟hakwonpatA game group where experienced players teach beginners strategies while playing together.A game group where experienced players teach beginners strategies while playing together.
• 할꾸halkkuA fan activity of having actors or others of grandfatherly age wear cute decorations or props.A fan activity of having actors or others of grandfatherly age wear cute decorations or props.
• 할렐야루hallel-yaruA joyful exclamationAn upbeat interjection added when someone is in a good mood.

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