Korean slang & trends · 89

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• 쇼믈리에syomeullieA figurative term for someone who acts knowledgeable or puts on a show despite knowing little.A figurative term for someone who acts knowledgeable or puts on a show despite knowing little.
• 쇼플러syopeulreoA consumer who travels to different countries to buy desired products.A consumer who travels to different countries to buy desired products.
• 숍인숍syopinsyopA retail format with a separate shop operating inside another store.A retail format with a separate shop operating inside another store.
• 숏케팅syotketingMarketing emphasizing quick execution and short cycles of change over lengthy preparation.Marketing emphasizing quick execution and short cycles of change over lengthy preparation.
• 숏폼 드라마syotpom deuramaA drama format with short episodes and fast-paced development.A drama format with short episodes and fast-paced development.
• 쇼윈도 취준생syowindo chwijunsaengA job seeker who appears to be preparing for employment but is not actually doing so.A job seeker who appears to be preparing for employment but is not actually doing so.
• 슈거플레이션syugeopeulleisyeonRising sugar prices and the resulting burden on food prices.Rising sugar prices and the resulting burden on food prices.
• 슈퍼 팬 경제syupeo paen gyeongjeAn economic phenomenon in which revenue centers on a core fan base that actively supports and repeatedly spends money.An economic phenomenon in which revenue centers on a core fan base that actively supports and repeatedly spends money.
• 슈퍼뱅크syupeobaengkeuEnlarged bank seeking competitivenessAn enormous bank seeking international competitiveness by increasing its size.
• 슈피syupiA self-taken photo showing one’s shoes being worn, or taking such a photo.A self-taken photo showing one’s shoes being worn, or taking such a photo.
• 슈링크플레이션syuringkeupeulleisyeonReducing a product’s size or quantity while keeping its price unchanged, effectively raising the price.Reducing a product’s size or quantity while keeping its price unchanged, effectively raising the price.
• 슈터링syuteoringA ball kicked toward the goal in soccer that is unclear as either a shot or a cross to a teammate.A ball kicked toward the goal in soccer that is unclear as either a shot or a cross to a teammate.
• 택배 버뮤다taekbae beomyudaA figurative comparison to Bermuda for parcels disappearing during delivery, or a place where this happens.A figurative comparison to Bermuda for parcels disappearing during delivery, or a place where this happens.
• 택배 프리 킥taekbae peuri kikA free kick delivered so accurately that a teammate can easily take a shot, likened to a parcel delivery.A free kick delivered so accurately that a teammate can easily take a shot, likened to a parcel delivery.
• 택시 통금taeksi tonggeumA figurative curfew of going home before taxi surcharges or the last public transport to avoid taxi costs.A figurative curfew of going home before taxi surcharges or the last public transport to avoid taxi costs.
• 태스크마스킹taeseukeumaseukingActing outwardly as though one is working, regardless of whether productive work is actually being done.Acting outwardly as though one is working, regardless of whether productive work is actually being done.
• 타희력tahuiryeokThe ability to make other people happy.The ability to make other people happy.
• 타이거 티처taigeo ticheoA teacher who teaches students very strictly, likened to a tiger.A teacher who teaches students very strictly, likened to a tiger.
• 타이거슬램taigeoseulraemFour consecutive golf majors across yearsWinning men’s golf’s four major championships consecutively across two years rather than within one year.
• 탈장르화taljangreuhwaCrossing or combining genresMoving beyond traditional genre categories to cross or combine multiple fields.
• 타맥 딜레이tamaek dilreiA departure or arrival delay caused by a passenger-filled aircraft waiting a long time on the ground, such as on a runway.A departure or arrival delay caused by a passenger-filled aircraft waiting a long time on the ground, such as on a runway.
• 탐욕플레이션tamyokpeulleisyeonA critical term for greater price burdens caused by excessive profit-seeking or price gouging.A critical term for greater price burdens caused by excessive profit-seeking or price gouging.
• 탕진잼tangjinjaemThe joy of small splurgesFinding enjoyment in small, nonessential purchases rather than large-scale spending.
• 탕핑족tangpingjokPeople who feel hard work brings insufficient reward and seek to do only the minimum work needed to live.People who feel hard work brings insufficient reward and seek to do only the minimum work needed to live.

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