Korean slang & trends · 28
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- 그린슈머geurinsyumeoAn environmentally conscious consumer who considers environmental values in packaging as well as products.An environmentally conscious consumer who considers environmental values in packaging as well as products.
- 그린워싱geurinwosingLabeling or advertising products and similar things as environmentally friendly when they are not.Labeling or advertising products and similar things as environmentally friendly when they are not.
- 그로서란트geuroseoranteuA store combining grocery shopping and a restaurant so that shoppers can taste purchased food on the spot.A store combining grocery shopping and a restaurant so that shoppers can taste purchased food on the spot.
- 그로서런트geuroseoreonteuA store combining a grocery shop with a restaurant that cooks and serves those ingredients.A store combining a grocery shop with a restaurant that cooks and serves those ingredients.
- 그루답터geurudapteoA man who buys new fashion or grooming products early to care for his appearance.A man who buys new fashion or grooming products early to care for his appearance.
- 그루밍족geurumingjokMen who actively invest in their appearance, including skin, hair, and clothes.Men who actively invest in their appearance, including skin, hair, and clothes.
- 그룹웨어geurupweeoGroupwareSoftware supporting shared organizational work, including document sharing, scheduling, and electronic approval.
- 기부 포비아gibu pobiaGrowing distrust and reluctance to donate after incidents such as misuse of donations.Growing distrust and reluctance to donate after incidents such as misuse of donations.
- 기억증gieokjeungFigurative tendency to remember too muchA figurative expression likening repeatedly remembering even things one could forget to a medical condition.
- 기업인턴gieopinteonCorporate pre-hire internshipA system of training prospective graduates and others for a period before deciding whether to hire them.
- 기업내 벤처gieopnae bencheoInternal corporate ventureAn approach establishing a separate autonomous business unit within a company to develop new markets or products.
- 기후감수성gihu gamsuseongClimate awarenessAn awareness of climate and environmental problems coupled with a willingness to act on them.
- 기후 이코노미gihu ikonomiThe phenomenon of climate change strongly influencing when and where people consume and what they decide to buy.The phenomenon of climate change strongly influencing when and where people consume and what they decide to buy.
- 기후플레이션gihupeulleisyeonPrice rises caused by climate change and responses to it. The source broadcast also covers rising prices of materials for green energy.Price rises caused by climate change and responses to it. The source broadcast also covers rising prices of materials for green energy.
- 긱시크giksikeuA fashion trend that uses glasses or retro clothing to create an intellectual, individual look.A fashion trend that uses glasses or retro clothing to create an intellectual, individual look.
- 길 과장gil gwajangA figurative term for a section-chief-level civil servant who spends a great deal of time on the road between Seoul, Sejong, and similar destinations.A figurative term for a section-chief-level civil servant who spends a great deal of time on the road between Seoul, Sejong, and similar destinations.
- 길치gilchiPerson with a poor sense of directionA person who has difficulty finding or remembering the way.
- 길도우미gildoumiKorean alternative for car navigationA Korean alternative to 내비게이션, the device that guides drivers along a route.
- 길티 팁gilti tipA tip paid out of guilt because of others’ gaze or social pressure.A tip paid out of guilt because of others’ gaze or social pressure.
- 김치 지수gimchi jisuKimchi-stew price indexA proposed index comparing currencies or prices across countries using the price of kimchi stew.
- 김치투어gimchitueoTour centered on kimchi experiencesA travel product involving visits to kimchi factories, kimchi making, or related explanations.
- 김풍스럽다gimpungseureopdaAn expression for a result turning out well even though the process looks worrying.An expression for a result turning out well even though the process looks worrying.
- 기프테크gipeutekeuA money-saving strategy of buying mobile gift vouchers at a discount to use or trade.A money-saving strategy of buying mobile gift vouchers at a discount to use or trade.
- 기록 제조기girok jejogiFrequent record setterA metaphor for a person who frequently sets new records.
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