Korean slang & trends · 25

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• 강시 경제gangsi gyeongjePersistently unrecovered economyA metaphor for a bad economic state continuing without improvement.
• 강의노마드족ganguinomadeujokStudents moving between job-preparation coursesStudents who move between English courses or employment lectures needed for job preparation.
• 갑차기스러운데gapchagiseureoundeWell, this is unexpectedA meme using deliberately awkward wording to react to something unexpected or a situation someone would rather avoid.
• 갑질gapjilAbuse of powerUnfair treatment by someone who uses a position of advantage or authority against another person.
• 가상 신혼부부gasang sinhonbubuA pretend newlywed coupleA man and woman who portray married life by agreement or as part of a broadcast setup.
• 가상대학gasangdaehakVirtual universityA university providing higher education, including lectures and discussions, remotely through information and communications technology such as the internet.
• 가상기업gasanggieopVirtual companyA form of business managed through computer communications or the internet even without a fixed office.
• 가슴에 국밥 쏟음gaseume gukbap ssodeumAn expression for feeling warmed by a touching or heartwarming scene.An expression for feeling warmed by a touching or heartwarming scene.
• 가슴높이gaseumnopiEmpathy attuned to a childA metaphor for the emotional level of understanding and empathy attuned to a child’s interests and curiosity.
• 가스플레이션gaseupeulleisyeonRising gasoline prices increasing the burden of inflation and living costs.Rising gasoline prices increasing the burden of inflation and living costs.
• 가스라이팅gaseuraitingPsychological manipulation that makes someone doubt their own judgment or memory and trust themselves less, increasing the manipulator’s control.Psychological manipulation that makes someone doubt their own judgment or memory and trust themselves less, increasing the manipulator’s control.
• 가십gasipGossip or short human-interest newsUnverified rumors or interesting behind-the-scenes stories. In journalism, it also refers to short human-interest pieces.
• 가탤맨gataelmaenA singer who also actsSomeone who works as a singer and also acts in dramas or similar productions.
• 갓벽gatbyeokAbsolutely perfectAn emphatic way to say that something is completely perfect.
• 갓생gatsaengLiving a productive lifeA diligent, fulfilling life described as almost godlike, or the attitude of trying to live that way.
• 갓튜버gattyubeoAn admiring term for a popular, highly influential video creator.An admiring term for a popular, highly influential video creator.
• 가왕느님gawangneunimAn admiring, honorific way to address someone considered the finest singer.An admiring, honorific way to address someone considered the finest singer.
• 가위슛gawisyutScissor kickA soccer move kicking the ball while airborne with both legs crossing like scissors.
• 게임앓이geimaliBeing so absorbed in a game that one keeps thinking about and missing it while unable to play.Being so absorbed in a game that one keeps thinking about and missing it while unable to play.
• 게이트권geiteugwonA residential zone near a US military base allowing off-base personnel to return quickly.A residential zone near a US military base allowing off-base personnel to return quickly.
• 젠지어Gen Z-eoGen Z meme languageThe delivery and trendy expressions of memes used by Gen Z on social media and in short-form content.
• 거거익선geogeoikseonThe bigger, the better.The bigger, the better.
• 거제 야호Geoje yahoGeoje, woo-hoo!A catchphrase combining the place name Geoje with a shout of 야호. Other place names can be substituted into the same pattern.
• 거지방geojibangAn online chat room where people share spending, check one another’s purchases, and encourage saving money.An online chat room where people share spending, check one another’s purchases, and encourage saving money.

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