Korean slang & trends · 23

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• 플렉스flexShowing off or splashing outProudly displaying money, possessions, or achievements, or deciding to spend generously; from the English word “flex.”
• 프렌드플레이션friendflationThe rising cost of keeping up with friendsThe increasing expense of meeting friends and maintaining friendships as prices rise.
• 가방끈gabangkkeunEducational attainment metaphorA metaphor for educational attainment.
• 가보자고gabojagoA rallying cry that encourages someone to take on a challenge or urges everyone to keep going together.A rallying cry that encourages someone to take on a challenge or urges everyone to keep going together.
• 가불족gabuljokLuxury buyers taking salary advancesPeople who take their wages in advance to buy luxury goods and similar items.
• 가치소비gachi sobiValue-driven spendingSpending based on personal values and satisfaction. Older sources emphasize buying what one wants, while more recent sources also discuss beliefs and principles alongside price and quality.
• 개구리 주차gaeguri juchaParking partly on the sidewalkParking with the wheels on one side of a car up on the sidewalk.
• 개구리관광gaegurigwangwangAmphibious-vehicle sightseeingSightseeing on land and a river in an amphibious vehicle without changing vehicles.
• 갤러리 직장인gaelreori jikjanginEmployee merely watching from the sidelinesA metaphor for employees who merely watch company affairs like golf spectators and lack a sense of ownership.
• 갤러리촌gaelreorichonA district of art galleriesAn area where several art galleries are clustered.
• 개미 투자자gaemi tujajaSmall individual stock investorA metaphor likening an individual investing small amounts in stocks to an ant.
• 개미콤플렉스gaemikompeullekseuA figurative expression for worrying that one will fall behind coworkers unless one keeps working diligently.A figurative expression for worrying that one will fall behind coworkers unless one keeps working diligently.
• 갭 모에gaep moeThe unexpected charm felt when a character reveals a side different from their usual appearance or behavior.The unexpected charm felt when a character reveals a side different from their usual appearance or behavior.
• 갭이어gaepieoA year between school and universityA year after finishing high school spent resting and gaining experiences instead of going directly to university.
• 개르신gaereusinAn affectionate name for an older dog.An affectionate name for an older dog.
• 가격창조gagyeokchangjoLowering prices through production costsA method of finding ways to cut prices by reducing manufacturing costs, beyond cutting distribution costs.
• 가격파괴gagyeokpagoeSustained steep price cutsA sales method of continually selling cheaply by cutting prices far more sharply than ordinary discounts.
• 가교은행gagyoeunhaengBridge bankA temporary bank that takes over a failed financial institution’s operations or assets and keeps transactions going until a buyer appears.
• 가이드라인gaideurainGuidelinesGuidance serving as a basis for judgment or action, or the basic direction of a policy.
• 가이라이너gairaineoEyeliner used by men to define their eyes.Eyeliner used by men to define their eyes.
• 가제트족gajeteujokEnthusiasts of technical hobbiesPeople who enjoy technically demanding hobbies and actively participate in related activities.
• 가족 나들이족gajok nadeulijokFamily outing enthusiastsPeople who enjoy outings with their families.
• 가족살이gajoksaliEveryday family lifeManaging a household or living together as a family.
• 가족쓰나미gajoksseunamiA wave of emotion from a family storyA metaphor for a work about family love profoundly moving its audience.

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