Korean slang & trends · 9

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• 빙의글binguigeulAn imagined fan-written story featuring a favorite celebrity as a character, sometimes made into content combining video and short text.An imagined fan-written story featuring a favorite celebrity as a character, sometimes made into content combining video and short text.
• 비트박스biteubakseuMaking rhythms and beats with the mouth.Making rhythms and beats with the mouth.
• 빗장도시bitjangdosiA city hard for outsiders to enterA metaphor for a city difficult for outsiders to move into because of high housing prices, education levels, and similar factors.
• 빗장풀기bitjangpulgiRemoving playback-region restrictionsA Korean alternative for 코드프리, meaning removal of playback-region restrictions set on video media and similar material.
• 보복 회식bobok hoesikA movement to make up for work dinners missed during an infectious disease outbreak by holding many after restrictions ease.A movement to make up for work dinners missed during an infectious disease outbreak by holding many after restrictions ease.
• 보복소비boboksobiConcentrated spending after consumption desires were suppressed by an infectious disease outbreak or similar circumstances.Concentrated spending after consumption desires were suppressed by an infectious disease outbreak or similar circumstances.
• 보청견bocheonggyeonHearing-assistance dogA dog trained to recognize everyday sounds such as doorbells and alarms and alert a person with a hearing disability.
• 보드 게임bodeu geimBoard gameA collective term for games played by several people around a paper, wooden, or similar board according to rules.
• 보드북bodeubukBoard bookA book with covers and pages made of thick paper so they are easy to turn and resist tearing.
• 보디 플라워bodi peulrawoFloral body decorationDecorating a person’s body with flowers.
• 보디 포지티브bodi pojitibeuAn attitude or movement encouraging people to embrace their bodies as they are, beyond uniform beauty standards.An attitude or movement encouraging people to embrace their bodies as they are, beyond uniform beauty standards.
• 보어아웃boeoautA state of reduced motivation from exhaustion with repetitive, monotonous work or a boring working life.A state of reduced motivation from exhaustion with repetitive, monotonous work or a boring working life.
• 보이스카우트매듭boiseukauteumaedeupBoy Scout-style scarf knotA scarf-knot method resembling the scarf fastening on a Boy Scout uniform.
• 보조개사과bojogaesagwaApples marked by hail or heavy rainA term formerly used for apples with indentations in parts of their surface caused by hail or heavy rain.
• 복복복bokbokbokA fandom expression representing the sound of gently stroking someone with affection.A fandom expression representing the sound of gently stroking someone with affection.
• 복도맨bokdomaenSomeone who sits in an aisle seat on a bus or train.Someone who sits in an aisle seat on a bus or train.
• 복도피서족bokdopiseojokPeople cooling off in corridorsPeople leaving poorly air-conditioned offices or other rooms to cool down in building corridors.
• 보케베케bokebekeA vacation taken to try working in a profession one has long admired.A vacation taken to try working in a profession one has long admired.
• 볶음짬뽕bokeumjjamppongBrothless stir-fried jjamppongJjamppong made by stir-frying without broth.
• 복고앓이bokgoaliStrongly longing for and revisiting the culture or atmosphere of the past.Strongly longing for and revisiting the culture or atmosphere of the past.
• 복지안동bokjiandongPlaying safe and watching othersA satirical expression about the civil service, meaning to play it safe and watch how others react.
• 복지미동bokjimidongBarely pretending to workA satirical expression about the civil service, meaning to do little more than pretend to work.
• 복지뇌동bokjinoedongLying low and only thinkingA metaphor for keeping one’s body low while only one’s mind works away.
• 봄이구나bomigunaOh, it's springA meme describing spring scenery or warm weather in Cristina's distinctive intonation, sometimes extended with other words ending in 구나.

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