Korean slang & trends · 95

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• 위크앤드룩wikeuaendeurukComfortable weekend clothingClothes suited to enjoying the weekend comfortably.
• 위키팩처링wikipaekcheoringA method in which one person draws on many people’s knowledge and help to handle planning, production, and sales.A method in which one person draws on many people’s knowledge and help to handle planning, production, and sales.
• 위키피디홀리즘wikipidiholrijeumExcessive reliance on WikipediaA figurative expression for relying excessively on Wikipedia when looking for information.
• 윈윈 전략winwin jeonryakStrategy for winning two simultaneous warsA term used for a U.S. military strategy seeking victory in both wars if wars occur in two regions simultaneously.
• 윈윈 페이winwin peiAn expression advocating appropriate pay for work so that both employer and worker benefit.An expression advocating appropriate pay for work so that both employer and worker benefit.
• 위쑤시개wissusigaeA humorous name for food spicy enough to irritate the stomach.A humorous name for food spicy enough to irritate the stomach.
• 워크 아웃wokeu autNegotiated corporate workoutA restructuring process in which a company and financial institutions discuss how to restore the company.
• 워크 레저 패션wokeu rejeo paesyeonClothing that maintains some formality while remaining comfortable.Clothing that maintains some formality while remaining comfortable.
• 워크슬롭wokeuseullopAI-generated work that looks plausible but is weak in substance and requires coworkers to review and fix it, or the burden it creates.AI-generated work that looks plausible but is weak in substance and requires coworkers to review and fix it, or the burden it creates.
• 워크스루wokeuseuruA testing format accessible on foot without a vehicle. COVID-19 reporting introduced it as collecting specimens in individual booths separated by glass.A testing format accessible on foot without a vehicle. COVID-19 reporting introduced it as collecting specimens in individual booths separated by glass.
• 워킹데이트wokingdeiteuDate combined with working in one placeA meeting combining work and a date in the same place.
• 워킹드링크족wokingdeuringkeujokYoung people drinking while walkingAn expression of the time for young people enjoying a lifestyle of drinking beverages while walking.
• 워킹맘wokingmamA mother who raises children while working at a job or other paid work.A mother who raises children while working at a job or other paid work.
• 월급 채굴wolgeup chaegulA metaphor comparing working to cover investment losses with one’s salary to cryptocurrency mining.A metaphor comparing working to cover investment losses with one’s salary to cryptocurrency mining.
• 월급 로그아웃wolgeup rogeuautA figurative expression for a paycheck quickly leaving one’s bank account through various expenses.A figurative expression for a paycheck quickly leaving one’s bank account through various expenses.
• 월급 로그인wolgeup rogeuinA figurative expression comparing a paycheck entering one’s bank account to logging in online.A figurative expression comparing a paycheck entering one’s bank account to logging in online.
• 월급고개wolgeupgogaeThe tight stretch before paydayA financially tight stretch when the previous month’s pay is almost gone but the next payday has not arrived.
• 월광욕wolgwangyokMoon bathingReceiving moonlight over one’s body or spending time under the moonlight.
• 웜 뱅크wom baengkeuA space opened for people burdened by heating costs to escape the cold and warm up.A space opened for people burdened by heating costs to escape the cold and warm up.
• 워맨스womaenseuDeep friendship, emotional bonds, and mutually supportive relationships between women.Deep friendship, emotional bonds, and mutually supportive relationships between women.
• 웜셰어womsyeeoSharing warmth by gathering in a warm communal space instead of heating individually.Sharing warmth by gathering in a warm communal space instead of heating individually.
• 원 포인트 식단won pointeu sikdanFrugal one-main-dish meal planA frugal meal plan with just one main side dish and preserved side dishes for the rest.
• 원츄백wonchyubaekA dance challenge copying choreography reinterpreting NSYNC’s ‘I Want You Back.’ Videos dancing while moving through a space are also used.A dance challenge copying choreography reinterpreting NSYNC’s ‘I Want You Back.’ Videos dancing while moving through a space are also used.
• 원맨밴드wonmaenbaendeuOne-person band or musical productionA band or musical activity in which one person plays multiple instruments or handles writing lyrics, composing, and singing.

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