Korean slang & trends · 72

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• 뽀시래기pposiraegiAn affectionate name for a tiny, adorable person, animal, or object.An affectionate name for a tiny, adorable person, animal, or object.
• Pretty GirlPretty GirlA dance challenge set to RESCENE’s ‘Pretty Girl,’ a remake of KARA’s song.A dance challenge set to RESCENE’s ‘Pretty Girl,’ a remake of KARA’s song.
• 프라이스 디코딩price decodingLooking behind a priceA way of deciding what to buy by analyzing what makes up a price and applying your own standards.
• 푸드 포비아pudeu pobiaFear or aversion toward eating after hearing of food-safety incidents.Fear or aversion toward eating after hearing of food-safety incidents.
• 푸드뱅크pudeubaengkeuFood bankA charitable program or institution receiving surplus food donations and delivering them to neighbors in need.
• 푸드테크pudeutekeuA field that combines technology with food-related knowledge or information to create new services or businesses.A field that combines technology with food-related knowledge or information to create new services or businesses.
• 풀장이 싫다puljangi sildaWordplay about leaving the staffing poolA metaphor using a swimming pool for unassigned civil servants wishing to leave the staffing pool.
• 풀멍pulmeongResting while gazing blankly at greenery and letting thoughts fade away.Resting while gazing blankly at greenery and letting thoughts fade away.
• 풀몬티pulmontiEverything or complete undressingAn English expression introduced as meaning everything or taking all one’s clothes off.
• 푸스펙puseupekInformation showing food quality and safety, such as ingredient origins, manufacturing dates, and nutrients.Information showing food quality and safety, such as ingredient origins, manufacturing dates, and nutrients.
• 푸시기술pusigisulAutomatic delivery of selected informationTechnology that automatically sends information after users specify the kinds they want.
• 편리미엄pyeollimieomA consumer trend placing a premium on convenience that saves time and effort.A consumer trend placing a premium on convenience that saves time and effort.
• 편백족pyeonbaekjokPeople who shop at both convenience stores and department stores, combining spending at different price levels.People who shop at both convenience stores and department stores, combining spending at different price levels.
• 평균 실종pyeonggyun siljongAverage standards losing their representative value as polarization and diverse tastes increase.Average standards losing their representative value as polarization and diverse tastes increase.
• 평일부부pyeongilbubuFormer weekend couples living togetherCouples who previously met only on weekends because of work but began living together on weekdays by commuting on high-speed trains.
• 퓨전 문화pyujeon munhwaCulture combining different elementsCulture mixing or combining various different elements.
• 퓨전푸드pyujeonpudeuFusion foodFood combining different food styles, ingredients, or cooking methods.
• 라디오폰radioponRadio with hands-free telephone functionA radio with telephone-receiving functions allowing calls without lifting a receiver.
• 라돈 포비아radon pobiaAvoiding household products containing radon because of anxiety about it.Avoiding household products containing radon because of anxiety about it.
• 램프춤raempeuchumA dance with hand movements that look like rubbing a lamp to make a wish.A dance with hand movements that look like rubbing a lamp to make a wish.
• 램프증후군raempeujeunghugunA metaphor for repeatedly summoning unlikely worries and feeling anxious.A metaphor for repeatedly summoning unlikely worries and feeling anxious.
• 램테크족raemteukeujokPeople who buy RAM ahead of price increases or see it as an investment to trade secondhand.People who buy RAM ahead of price increases or see it as an investment to trade secondhand.
• 랜덤놀이raendeomnoliBrowsing another person’s blog, personal homepage, or similar site chosen at random.Browsing another person’s blog, personal homepage, or similar site chosen at random.
• 랭귀지 디바이드raenggwiji dibaideuAn intergenerational language divideDifficulty communicating across generations because they use different words.

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