It is sometimes used as an insult for anyone who shows appreciation for things related with the North or those who might have lived in the North.ĭerogative term for vagina. Offensive word used towards women who think they are more important than they are, just because they’re female and think they are precious.
Derived from 벼슬아치 which was an ancient name for an official.Ĭombination of the words 북한 and 파키스탄, slang term for referring to North Korea.Ī laudatory term referring to the United States of America, coined during the late Joseon period. One of the huge Korean corporations that found wealth during Korea’s rapid economic transformation in the 20th Century. The biggest three are Samsung, Hyundai and Lucky Goldstar (LG).įrom ‘jae’ meaning ‘wealth’ and ‘beol’ meaning ‘clan’. The target individual is strongly disliked and repulsive. ‘tsk tsk’ –– indicating disapproval of something. Term for Chun Doo-hwan, a former president infamous for his heavy handed and lethal response to student protest, and preference to sentence people to ‘re-education’ in special camps during the 1980s. Used to indicate that a civilian problem can be solved with brute military force. Originally used to denote those ‘collaborator’ Koreans who were supportive of Japan’s occupation of Korea.
