Korean slang & trends · 35

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• 헬시플레저healthy pleasureEnjoying healthy habitsA lifestyle of pursuing health and satisfaction together by making exercise, eating habits, and similar activities enjoyable.
• 헤비업로더hebieoprodeoIn this source, someone who profits by transmitting large quantities of illegally distributed copyrighted material online.In this source, someone who profits by transmitting large quantities of illegally distributed copyrighted material online.
• 헤드페인팅hedeupeintingPainting pictures on the headPainting pictures or patterns on the head, or the resulting pictures.
• 헤이마마 챌린지heimama chaellinjiA dance challenge copying and sharing choreography created by dancer Noze for the song ‘Hey Mama’.A dance challenge copying and sharing choreography created by dancer Noze for the song ‘Hey Mama’.
• 헤지펀드hejipeondeuHedge fundA fund pooling money from a small number of investors and investing in financial and real assets through diverse methods.
• 헬리콥터부모helrikopteobumoA figurative term for parents who hover around their children and interfere excessively.A figurative term for parents who hover around their children and interfere excessively.
• 헬스 디깅족helseu digingjokConsumers who explore health-related products or activities in depth to manage their health.Consumers who explore health-related products or activities in depth to manage their health.
• 헬스피helseupiAn expression likening a KOSPI market suffering falling share prices to hell.An expression likening a KOSPI market suffering falling share prices to hell.
• 허브족heobeujokPeople who connect cities around the world, share tastes and values, and create new trends.People who connect cities around the world, share tastes and values, and create new trends.
• 헐heolWhoa or seriously?An exclamation used when someone is surprised or finds something hard to believe.
• 헐퀴heolkwiA light exclamation used when very surprised or dumbfounded.A light exclamation used when very surprised or dumbfounded.
• 허무 휴학heomu hyuhakUnmotivated leave from universityTaking time away from university after losing motivation for college life.
• 허무개그heomugaegeuHumor where an everyday conversation or situation ends with an unexpected anticlimax, producing laughter through a feeling of emptiness.Humor where an everyday conversation or situation ends with an unexpected anticlimax, producing laughter through a feeling of emptiness.
• 허무송heomusongA Flash song about life’s emptinessA Flash-animation song with lyrics conveying a sense of emptiness.
• 헌내기heonnaegiA returning university studentA student beyond the first year, such as a sophomore, junior, or senior, contrasted with a freshman.
• 허세글heosegeulWriting that prioritizes impressive-sounding language over substance.Writing that prioritizes impressive-sounding language over substance.
• 허슬컬처heoseulkeolcheoA culture of prioritizing work over personal life and immersing oneself in it enthusiastically.A culture of prioritizing work over personal life and immersing oneself in it enthusiastically.
• 허쉬 트립heoswi teuripTraveling without telling one’s company and working remotely at the destination.Traveling without telling one’s company and working remotely at the destination.
• 헛방질heotbangjilFruitless attemptsA metaphor for attempts that yield no reward or result.
• 흑역사heugyeoksaAn embarrassing pastPast failures, mistakes, or experiences someone would rather keep hidden or avoid bringing up.
• 흑화heukhwaA fictional character changing toward an evil personality or behavior.A fictional character changing toward an evil personality or behavior.
• 흙수저heuksujeoGrowing up without financial advantagesA metaphor for someone facing persistent financial hardship because poverty is passed down through the family.
• 흙턴heukteonAn intern assigned mainly menial tasks or simple labor rather than opportunities to learn.An intern assigned mainly menial tasks or simple labor rather than opportunities to learn.
• 흥부자heungbujaSomeone full of exuberance who enthusiastically enjoys the atmosphere.Someone full of exuberance who enthusiastically enjoys the atmosphere.

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