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Being Bad in Korea
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Being Bad in Korea
개기다
gae-gi-da
to rebel or be defiant; get sassy; trippin’
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고춧가루 뿌리다
go-chu-ga-ru bbu-ri-da
to ruin (a situation); to be a party pooper
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골때린다
gol-ddae-rin-da
to be a buffoon or play the part of the fool
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구라까다
gu-ra-gga-da
to bullshit someone; to front
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까다
gga-da
to scrape knuckles; to beat, thrash or pound someone
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깡다구
ggang(da-gu)
steeled for action; having balls (of steel)
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꺼져
ggeo-jeo
get out; take a hike; piss off; bite me
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꼬붕
ggo-bung
a gofer or a messenger; a minion or flunky
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꼴았다
ggor-at-da
to gamble or fritter away; to squander
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꼴통
ggol-tong
blockhead; derogatory insult
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꼽사리 끼다
ggob-sa-ri ggi-da
to crash (a party); to butt in
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꼽살리다
ggob-sal-li-da
to bug, bother, irritate or annoy; get under one’s skin
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나이롱환자
na-i-rong hwan-ja
nylon patient; scam artist
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낙동강오리알
nak-dong-gang ori al
a pathetic person; a sad story; an abandoned duck egg
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낙하산
nak-ha-san
parachute nepotism; preferential treatment; pull strings
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낚다
nakk-da
to hook someone; “you got me”
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네똥굵다
nui-ddong geulk-da
your poop is thick; your shit don’t stink
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노가다
no-ga-da
to do hard work; needlessly toil
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눈탱이가 밤탱이 되다
noon-taeng-i-ga bam-taeng-i dwe-da
get a black eye; have a shiner
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돌아가시겠다
dol-a-ga-si-get-da
kill me now; drive me crazy
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됐거든
duet-geo-deun(yeo)
forget-about-it; yeah, whatever
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따 왕따 은따 전따
dda (wang-dda, eun-dda, jeon-dda)
a black sheep; a loser, loner or reject
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땡땡이 치다
ddaeng-ddaeng-i chi-da
to play hooky; skip school
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만먹다
man-meok-da
to give lip; not show respect to elders
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맞장뜨다
mat-jang-ddeu-da
go toe-to-toe or face off (with); mano-a-mano
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바가지 긁다
ba-ga-ji geulk-da
to nag someone; to bitch and moan
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바가지 쓰다
ba-ga-ji sseu-da
to get ripped off; pay a lot for crap
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배째라
bae-jjae-ra
I’d rather die; my mind is made up
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빈대붙다
bin-dae-but-da
to be a parasite or freeloader; to mooch; sponge from
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빡돌다
bbak-dol-da
blow one’s top; go ballistic; wig out; go ape shit
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뽀리다
bbo-ri-da
to shoplift; a five-finger discount
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삥뜯다
bbing-ddeut-da
to shake down; to fleece someone
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사오정
sa-o-jeoung
a moron; an idiot or an imbecile
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삽질하다
sab-jil-ha-da
to do something pointless; a wasted effort
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새대가리
sae-dae-ga-ri
to be totally oblivious; a birdbrain; a twit
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새되다
sae-doe-da
to be made a fool of; put in an awkward position
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싸가지없다
ssa-ga-ji-eob-da
an ill-mannered sod; a douche; a jerk
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야리다
ya-ri-da
to eyeball someone; squint and stare; scowl or glare at
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엄창
eom-chang
on my mother’s honor; cross my heart
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여병추
yeo-byeong-chu
derogatory insult; historical slang card
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임마
im-ma
you little so-and-so; you little bastard
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입이 싸다
ib-i ssa-da
loose-tongued; can’t keep a secret; a blabbermouth
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잉여
ing-yeo
a useless human being; a waste of space
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쥐꼬리만큼
chui-ggo-ri man-keum
just a bit; a meager amount; fuck all
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짬뽕
jjam-bbong
historical derogatory usage about mixed ancestry
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짭새
jjab-sae
the pigs, the fuzz; police (derogatory)
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쪽팔리다
jjok-pal-li-da
how humiliating; uhhh AWKWARD; to lose face
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철판깔다
cheol-pan-ggal-da
to know no shame; be barefaced or brazen
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출튀
chul-tui
to sneak out; take roll and run
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토끼다
to-ggi-da
to skip out; dine and dash
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토나오다
to-na-o-da
make me puke; hell no
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허접
heo-jeob
you suck (at an online game)
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후까시 잡다
hu-gga-shi jab-da
sudden pretense
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흑역사
heuk-yeok-sa
dark history; embarrassing past
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