Korean slang, explained in English · 83
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- 짧치jjapchiShort for a short skirt.Short for a short skirt.
- 쩝쩝박사jjeopjjeopbaksaA playful name for someone knowledgeable about food who enjoys its flavors.A playful name for someone knowledgeable about food who enjoys its flavors.
- 찢었다jjijeotdaEmphatic praise for having shown an outstanding or impressive performance.Emphatic praise for having shown an outstanding or impressive performance.
- 찐친jjinchinA truly close friendA friend you are genuinely close to, rather than someone you only seem close to.
- 찐팬jjinfanA devoted fan or loyal customerA true fan. It can also refer to a customer who repeatedly and consistently uses a product or service.
- 찐텐jjintenGenuine excitement or high spirits rather than a manufactured reaction.Genuine excitement or high spirits rather than a manufactured reaction.
- 찐우정jjinujeongAn emphatic term for true friendship.An emphatic term for true friendship.
- 쫌쫌따리jjomjjomttariAn expression for a very small quantity or amount, or for doing something a little at a time.An expression for a very small quantity or amount, or for doing something a little at a time.
- job huggerjob huggerSomeone who stays at one workplace rather than moving to a different job.Someone who stays at one workplace rather than moving to a different job.
- 좋반jobanA social-media abbreviation for returning a like.A social-media abbreviation for returning a like.
- 조동jodongPeople who stayed at the same postpartum care center around the same time.People who stayed at the same postpartum care center around the same time.
- 조각 투자jogak tujaA model where multiple investors divide investment and trading in physical assets or rights with monetary value.A model where multiple investors divide investment and trading in physical assets or rights with monetary value.
- 조공jogongA metaphorical name for fans giving gifts to idols or other celebrities they like.A metaphorical name for fans giving gifts to idols or other celebrities they like.
- 족보jokboA collection of past exam questionsA university term for materials collecting questions that appeared on earlier exams.
- 족강jokgangShort for a lecture said to pinpoint key material likely to appear on an exam.Short for a lecture said to pinpoint key material likely to appear on an exam.
- 족쇄맨jokswaemaenDefender assigned to mark an attackerA metaphor for a defender assigned to mark a particular opposing attacker in soccer, basketball, or similar sports.
- 졸백jolbaekBecoming unemployed immediately after graduation, or a graduate in that situation.Becoming unemployed immediately after graduation, or a graduate in that situation.
- 졸혼jolhonRemaining married while setting aside spousal duties and respecting each person's independent life.Remaining married while setting aside spousal duties and respecting each person's independent life.
- 졸사jolsaA shortened term for a graduation photo.A shortened term for a graduation photo.
- 좋못사jommotsaAn expression meaning one loves something beyond merely liking it.An expression meaning one loves something beyond merely liking it.
- 종금jonggeumComprehensive financeA shortened form of 종합 금융, meaning comprehensive finance.
- 종금사jonggeumsaComprehensive financial companyA shortened form of 종합금융사, meaning a comprehensive financial company.
- 종노플예jongnopeullyeA shortened expression of preferring plastic straws over paper straws.A shortened expression of preferring plastic straws over paper straws.
- 종파jongpaShort for a party held after a semester or course ends.Short for a party held after a semester or course ends.
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