Korean slang & trends · 62
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- 니크센nikeusenTime or an activity spent doing nothing, letting go, and resting without a particular focus.Time or an activity spent doing nothing, letting go, and resting without a particular focus.
- 닛폰필nitponpilJapanese-popular fashionA term for clothing or styles popular in Japan.
- 노바이no buyA no-buy periodA practice of avoiding unnecessary purchases of new items for a set period.
- 노 더스트족no deoseuteujokPeople making various efforts in daily life to avoid dust.People making various efforts in daily life to avoid dust.
- 노 어바웃 미 챌린지no eobaut mi chaellinjiA short-video activity following the signature choreography to Lee Chae-yeon’s 노 어바웃 미.A short-video activity following the signature choreography to Lee Chae-yeon’s 노 어바웃 미.
- 노 마스크족no maseukeujokPeople who go about daily life without wearing masks.People who go about daily life without wearing masks.
- 노바이족nobaijokPeople avoiding new-product purchasesConsumers who use secondhand goods, repairs, or rentals rather than buy new products.
- 노블레스 노매드nobeulreseu nomaedeuExperience-focused luxury consumersSomeone who spends time and money enriching experiences through travel, exercise, dining, or performances rather than owning expensive things.
- 노블리안 레저족nobeulrian rejeojokHigh-spending leisure enthusiastsPeople who spend heavily on clothing and equipment for sports or leisure.
- 노보기nobogiBogey-free golfPlaying a golf round without recording a bogey.
- 노답nodapHopelessA frustrating situation with no apparent solution, or a person described that way.
- 뇌절noejeolTaking the joke too farA situation in which someone repeats a joke or behavior so much that it stops being entertaining.
- 뇌정지noejeongjiAn expression for feeling as though one’s thoughts briefly stop because of confusion or being flustered.An expression for feeling as though one’s thoughts briefly stop because of confusion or being flustered.
- 뇌피셜noepisyeolAn opinion presented as factPresenting a personal idea as if it were a fact without an official basis.
- 노가더nogadeoYoung workers who make a living from manual labor, primarily on construction sites and similar workplaces.Young workers who make a living from manual labor, primarily on construction sites and similar workplaces.
- 노관심nogwansimAn expression of having no interest in a matter or subject.An expression of having no interest in a matter or subject.
- 노힐족nohiljokPeople who avoid high heels and prefer comfortable shoes.People who avoid high heels and prefer comfortable shoes.
- 노홀리데이noholrideiWorking without holidaysWorking without a break even on weekends, holidays, or similar days off.
- 노이해noihaeAn expression meaning one cannot understand or finds something hard to accept.An expression meaning one cannot understand or finds something hard to accept.
- 노이즈마케팅noijeumaketingA promotional method that attracts attention to a product or other subject by generating controversy or gossip.A promotional method that attracts attention to a product or other subject by generating controversy or gossip.
- 노잼nojaemNot entertainingAn expression meaning that something is boring or not funny.
- 노지캠핑noji campingCamping in remote areasCamping in remote or out-of-the-way locations.
- 노캉스족nokangseujokPeople not taking a summer tripPeople who do not go away on a summer vacation.
- 녹차만능론nokchamanneungronBelief that green tea fixes everythingThe belief or claim that adding green tea makes any food or household product healthy.
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