Korean slang, explained in English · 67
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- 혼골족hongoljokPeople who play golf alone without companions.People who play golf alone without companions.
- 혼행honhaengSolo travelTraveling by yourself.
- 혼활honhwalActively seeking a marriage partnerActively seeking a marriage partner through activities such as improving one’s appearance or looking for opportunities to meet people.
- 혼혈 경제honhyeol gyeongjeEconomy with a large foreign-capital shareA metaphor for foreign capital holding a considerable share of a country’s economy.
- 혼집honjipShort for a home where one lives alone, often a small space suitable for one person.Short for a home where one lives alone, often a small space suitable for one person.
- 혼캉스honkangseuEnjoying a hotel vacation alone.Enjoying a hotel vacation alone.
- 혼커honkeoDrinking coffee alone, or coffee enjoyed alone.Drinking coffee alone, or coffee enjoyed alone.
- 혼코노honkonoSolo coin karaokeGoing to a coin-operated karaoke room alone instead of with a group.
- 혼말honmalTalking to oneself, or words spoken to oneself.Talking to oneself, or words spoken to oneself.
- 혼명족honmyeongjokPeople spending traditional holidays alone.People spending traditional holidays alone.
- 혼놀honnolEnjoying leisure on your ownSpending leisure time alone, such as playing, watching a performance, or traveling, without arranging to meet other people.
- 혼놀로그honnollogeuA vlog recording everyday life spent alone.A vlog recording everyday life spent alone.
- 혼파망honpamangAn exaggerated expression for a chaotic mess, combining ‘혼돈·파괴·망각’ (chaos, destruction, and oblivion).An exaggerated expression for a chaotic mess, combining ‘혼돈·파괴·망각’ (chaos, destruction, and oblivion).
- 혼펫족honpetjokA person who lives alone and keeps a pet.A person who lives alone and keeps a pet.
- 혼생honsaengSpending one’s birthday alone.Spending one’s birthday alone.
- 혼사녀honsanyeoAn abbreviation for a woman living alone rather than with others.An abbreviation for a woman living alone rather than with others.
- 혼술honsulDrinking aloneDrinking alcohol by yourself.
- 혼쇼honsyoShopping alone.Shopping alone.
- 혼테크hontekeuMarriage for financial gainA comparison to financial planning describing efforts to maximize economic or other gains through marriage.
- 혼틈honteumTaking advantage of a chaotic situation or doing something amid the confusion.Taking advantage of a chaotic situation or doing something amid the confusion.
- 혼영honyeongGoing to the movies aloneWatching a movie by yourself.
- 호프코어hopecoreHopeful, uplifting contentA meme label for videos, images, or other content that conveys positive thoughts and hope.
- 호랑나비 챌린지horangnabi chaellinjiA video activity copying dance movements that look as though one might fall over, set to Kim Heung-kook’s 호랑나비.A video activity copying dance movements that look as though one might fall over, set to Kim Heung-kook’s 호랑나비.
- 호러광horeogwangHorror movie enthusiastA person who greatly likes and enjoys watching horror movies.
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