Korean slang & trends · 24

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• 가족테이너gajokteineoA celebrity's family member who becomes famous through appearances on broadcasts and similar media.A celebrity's family member who becomes famous through appearances on broadcasts and similar media.
• 갈매기 아빠galmaegi appaA father living apart for schoolingA father who sends his family to Seoul for the children’s education, lives elsewhere, and visits them.
• 갈테야테야galteyateyaI'm going, I'm going!An exaggerated, repetitive way to express a strong desire to go somewhere, such as a concert.
• 가마솥gamasotSomething gradually heating upA figurative expression for something gradually heating up. This use extends the meaning of the ordinary word for a cooking cauldron.
• 감초맨gamchomaenEver-present or indispensable personA metaphor for someone who appears in many activities or plays an indispensable role.
• 감정 대리인gamjeong daeriinSomeone who conveys or expresses another person's feelings on their behalf.Someone who conveys or expresses another person's feelings on their behalf.
• 감정선gamjeongseonEmotional flow of a workThe flow and changes of emotion arising in readers or viewers as a literary work or movie unfolds.
• 감옥에서 누가 돌아왔게gamogeseo nuga dorawatgeGuess who's back from prisonA meme dramatically announcing the return of someone or something absent for a while, often copied with a loud, drawn-out delivery or a different place name.
• 감성 캠핑족gamseong kaempingjokCamping enthusiasts who decorate their campsite to suit their tastes and enjoy the atmosphere of nature.Camping enthusiasts who decorate their campsite to suit their tastes and enjoy the atmosphere of nature.
• 감튀 고양이 샷gamtwi goyangi syatAn AI image activity turning a person’s photo into an image of them holding French fries like cat whiskers and wearing a paper cat-ear hat.An AI image activity turning a person’s photo into an image of them holding French fries like cat whiskers and wearing a paper cat-ear hat.
• 감튀모임gamtwi moimA casual fries meetupA low-commitment meetup where people who met online get together to eat fries and then go their separate ways.
• 간 큰 직장인gan keun jikjanginJoke about boldly risking one’s jobA joking expression calling employees bold for complaining or arriving late despite job insecurity.
• 가나다라송ganadarasongA Flash song teaching Hangul basicsA Flash-animation song made to help people learn basic Hangul letters easily.
• 가나디ganadiA white puppy character drawn in a simple style. It is used in stickers and reaction images and has also appeared on merchandise.A white puppy character drawn in a simple style. It is used in stickers and reaction images and has also appeared on merchandise.
• 간바레 챌린지ganbare chaellinjiA short-video challenge that pairs expressions and choreography with an encouraging song, edited into a three-way split screen.A short-video challenge that pairs expressions and choreography with an encouraging song, edited into a three-way split screen.
• 강아지이론gangajiironThe puppy–owner stock-market analogyA theory comparing the stock market’s relationship with the real economy to a puppy walking with its owner.
• 강철멘탈gangcheolmentalStrong mental resilience that does not easily waver under difficult circumstances or pressure.Strong mental resilience that does not easily waver under difficult circumstances or pressure.
• 강제 해외 진출gangje haeoe jinchulAn unplanned expansion of someone’s activities overseas due to outside interest or influence.An unplanned expansion of someone’s activities overseas due to outside interest or influence.
• 강제 후속곡gangje husokgokA song that becomes so popular it draws attention like a follow-up release, contrary to the singer’s original plan.A song that becomes so popular it draws attention like a follow-up release, contrary to the singer’s original plan.
• 강제 전성기gangje jeonseonggiA period when circumstances make someone’s ability or performance stand out regardless of their own wishes.A period when circumstances make someone’s ability or performance stand out regardless of their own wishes.
• 강제 중도금gangje jungdogeumA buyer sending an interim payment before the agreed date in an attempt to prevent the seller from canceling the contract.A buyer sending an interim payment before the agreed date in an attempt to prevent the seller from canceling the contract.
• 강남특별시gangnamteukbyeolsi“Gangnam Special City”A figurative name suggesting that Seoul’s Gangnam district receives special treatment in many respects.
• 강려크하다gangryeokeuhadaA playful distortion of 강력하다, meaning “powerful.”A playful distortion of 강력하다, meaning “powerful.”
• 강세권gangsegwonA residential area convenient for enjoying a river or river views.A residential area convenient for enjoying a river or river views.

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