Badass Korean
You're cool like Korea... You’re a real BADASS, so learn to speak like one!Learn some Korean slang from the GreyRat before you become the linguistic equivalent of a 99-pound weakling.
The picture gets your attention. The expression is the real punchline. Here is the meaning and the scene behind it, straight from As Much as a Rat’s Tail.
방콕
[bang-kok]
staycation vacation in your room stay home
Relax in Bang-kok for the staycation of your dreams 방콕 – Best staycation ever!
Meaning & context
벌이 쏘면 침이 계속 박혀있듯, 방에 콕 박혀있을 것이라는 의미. 이 표현은 공부, 일에 지 친 학생(직장인)들이 그들의 쉬고싶은 마음을 표현하기 위해, 혹은 그들의 스트레스로부 터 벗어나고 싶은 마음에 사용하는 비속어이다...또는 휴가 동안에 할 일이 없거나 갈 곳 이 없는 사람들을 위한 변명이기도 하다.
Literally “to sting (콕) the room (방).” When a bee stings something, it is stuck there for good. This expression is used by worn-out students (or workers) to describe their desire to rest or get away from everyday stress . . . they can also say this as an excuse for having nothing to do or nowhere to go.
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 119–119. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
전망 좋은 방
English
A Room with a View
겨울방학때 뭐할거야?
What are you going to do for winter vacation?
방콕할거야.
I’m going to bangkok.
와우, 좋겠다! 뱅콕 너무 좋아! 거기가면 성들 전부 구경하고 타이 마사지는 꼭 받아야해! PatPong 지역은 엄청 위험하니까 가지 말고.
Wow, cool! I love Bangkok! You’ve got to see all the palaces and definitely get a Thai massage while you’re there! But avoid PatPong; it’s really dangerous!
아니, 그 뱅콕 말고 방콕! 내 방에서 자고 쉴거라고.
No, not Bangkok, bangkok. I’m going to stay in my room and sleep.
임마, 재미없잖아! 뱅콕 가자! (노래 부르며) “뱅콕에서의 하룻밤은 거만한 남자도 겸손하게 만든다.”
Man, you’re boring! Let’s go to Bangkok! (Starts singing) “One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble.”
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