Korean slang & trends · 96
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- 원마일웨어wonmailweeoComfortable clothing suitable both at home and for short outings nearby.Comfortable clothing suitable both at home and for short outings nearby.
- 원포인트업wonpointeueopA way to grow by focusing on one small goal that can be acted on now rather than broad, ambitious goals.A way to grow by focusing on one small goal that can be acted on now rather than broad, ambitious goals.
- 원룸 푸어wonrum pueoSomeone struggling financially because of a studio apartment's high deposit and monthly rent.Someone struggling financially because of a studio apartment's high deposit and monthly rent.
- 원스톱서비스wonseutopseobiseuOne-stop serviceAn arrangement allowing multiple services to be received in one place.
- 원투원 마케팅wontuwon maketingIndividualized customer marketingMarketing that varies products or services according to each individual customer’s preferences and characteristics.
- 원영적 사고Wonyoungjeok sagoFinding the bright side, Wonyoung-styleA way of thinking that finds something positive even in an inconvenient or disappointing situation.
- 워라블worabeulA lifestyle pursuing suitable integration and harmony between work and life rather than separating them.A lifestyle pursuing suitable integration and harmony between work and life rather than separating them.
- 워런치족woreonchijokPeople who enjoy walking for exercise during their lunch break.People who enjoy walking for exercise during their lunch break.
- 워케이션workationWorking from a vacation destinationA way of combining work and leisure while staying at a vacation destination at home or abroad.
- 월요병woryobyeongThe Monday bluesPhysical or mental fatigue and a lack of energy associated with Mondays.
- 워터마크woteomakeuWatermarkA hidden pattern or mark in banknotes or digital images that helps identify their source or path of use.
- Y2KY2KAn expression for the atmosphere or sensibility of the late 1990s and early 2000s.An expression for the atmosphere or sensibility of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- 야근독yageundokAccumulated overtime fatigueA poison metaphor for fatigue accumulated through frequent late-night work.
- 야구홀릭yaguholrikSomeone who loves and enjoys baseball.Someone who loves and enjoys baseball.
- 야구장룩yagujangrukBallpark-inspired outfitClothing worn to watch baseball, or fashion inspired by the atmosphere of a ballpark.
- 야자 토크yaja tokeuAge-free informal conversationA conversation in which people agree to use informal speech with each other for a set time, regardless of age differences.
- 약케팅yakketingIntense purchasing competition to obtain popular yakgwa sweets.Intense purchasing competition to obtain popular yakgwa sweets.
- 양동이비yangdongibiRain pouring down like a bucket of waterA figurative expression for rain falling so heavily that it seems water is being poured from a bucket.
- 양파 머리yangpa meoriOnion-shaped hairstyleA rounded hairstyle likened to half an onion placed on the head.
- 야누스족yanuseujokPeople who lead contrasting lives, such as focusing on work by day and enjoying active leisure after work.People who lead contrasting lives, such as focusing on work by day and enjoying active leisure after work.
- 야르yareuA shout of excitementAn exclamation of happiness or excitement. More recently, forms such as 야르하다 are also used to describe something positively.
- 야르바이트yareubaiteuA part-time job one is happy with in terms of working conditions, workload, pay, and similar factors.A part-time job one is happy with in terms of working conditions, workload, pay, and similar factors.
- 야름답다yareumdapdaA playful broadcast-derived variation of 아름답다, ‘beautiful.’A playful broadcast-derived variation of 아름답다, ‘beautiful.’
- 야르송yareusongA song repeating the interjection 야르 in a long, yodel-like way, and the trend of covers and alarm videos using it.A song repeating the interjection 야르 in a long, yodel-like way, and the trend of covers and alarm videos using it.
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