Korean slang & trends · 33

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• 경착륙gyeongchakryukEconomic hard landingAn economic metaphor for a formerly active economy suddenly slowing, with falling stock prices or rising unemployment.
• 경쟁특별시gyeongjaengteukbyeolsiSeoul as a city of competitionA figurative name for Seoul emphasizing its intense competition.
• 경품족gyeongpumjokPrize-promotion entrantsPeople who enter prize promotions at various retailers in hopes of winning prizes.
• 경품꾼gyeongpumkkunFrequent promotional-prize winnerSomeone who diligently enters broadcast, online, and other promotions and frequently wins prizes.
• 경성뉴스gyeongseongnyuseuHard newsNews covering socially significant and timely matters such as policy or international relations.
• 견훤장gyeonhwonjangApparently falling but resilient marketA stock-market term comparing conditions in which prices seem to fall but do not drop sharply to Gyeon Hwon in the drama 왕건.
• 견파라치gyeonparachiSomeone receiving rewards for reporting people who fail to use dog-safety measures such as leashes or muzzles.Someone receiving rewards for reporting people who fail to use dog-safety measures such as leashes or muzzles.
• 교통정리gyotongjeongriCoordinating tangled mattersA traffic metaphor for coordinating tangled matters so they proceed smoothly.
• 교육 절벽gyoyuk jeolbyeokA figurative term comparing the heavy household burden of education costs to a cliff.A figurative term comparing the heavy household burden of education costs to a cliff.
• 하비 파머habi pameoSomeone who farms as a hobby rather than as a job or source of livelihood.Someone who farms as a hobby rather than as a job or source of livelihood.
• 하비아모리habiamoriA lifestyle of devoting passion, time, and energy to multiple hobbies rather than romance or marriage.A lifestyle of devoting passion, time, and energy to multiple hobbies rather than romance or marriage.
• 하비맥싱habimaeksingA lifestyle of actively enjoying, documenting, and systematically managing multiple hobbies.A lifestyle of actively enjoying, documenting, and systematically managing multiple hobbies.
• 하비슈머habisyumeoA consumer who actively invests time and money in hobbies to find satisfaction and a sense of identity.A consumer who actively invests time and money in hobbies to find satisfaction and a sense of identity.
• 하찮은 프롬프트hachaneun peurompeuteuAn AI image prompt deliberately redrawing a photo as a clumsy, low-resolution doodle, and an activity sharing the results.An AI image prompt deliberately redrawing a photo as a clumsy, low-resolution doodle, and an activity sharing the results.
• 하드캐리hadeukaeriMaking an outsized contribution compared with others and driving the overall result.Making an outsized contribution compared with others and driving the overall result.
• 해적코어haejeokkoeoA fashion style combining pirate-evoking elements, such as frilled blouses, leather belts, headscarves, and boots, in contemporary ways.A fashion style combining pirate-evoking elements, such as frilled blouses, leather belts, headscarves, and boots, in contemporary ways.
• 핵인싸haek-inssaAn especially sociable group memberSomeone who fits in exceptionally well and socializes easily with others in a group.
• 핵꿀맛haekkkulmatAn emphatic expression meaning food is very delicious.An emphatic expression meaning food is very delicious.
• 햄버거 포비아haembeogeo pobiaReluctance to eat hamburgers after hearing of harm from undercooked patties and similar incidents.Reluctance to eat hamburgers after hearing of harm from undercooked patties and similar incidents.
• 햄부기haembugiA playful word for hamburgerA playful variation on 햄버거, also used in wordplay that strings together similar sounds.
• 햄스피haemseupiA metaphor comparing secondhand ham-product price levels to a stock index.A metaphor comparing secondhand ham-product price levels to a stock index.
• 핸즈프리haenjeupeuriHands-free calling device or methodAn arrangement or device, such as earphones, allowing telephone calls without holding the phone.
• 하한쭈hahanjjuYoung Korean-pop-culture fans in ChinaYoung fans in China enthusiastic about Korean popular culture.
• 하이에나주haienajuRising shares in troubled companiesStock-market language of the time comparing shares in troubled companies under administrative designation whose prices and trading volumes nonetheless rise.

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