South Korea어장관리 (eojang gwalli)
noun · Informal · UH-jang GWAL-lee
Keeping several interested people on the hook at once — enough attention to hold them, never enough to commit. A clear accusation, not a neutral description.
South Korea
Korean Slang for Insults & Complaints
8 Korean slang terms for insults & complaints, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Terms for fools, annoyances and things gone wrong. Register matters enormously here — several of these words are affectionate between friends and fighting words between strangers.
극혐 (geukyeom)
noun · Informal · GUK-hyum
Utterly revolting; can't stand it. Strong language, mostly written, and applied to food, behaviour and — in online arguments — to people.
고구마 (goguma)
noun · Informal · GO-goo-ma
Something maddeningly stuck: a plot where nobody says what they obviously should, a colleague who will not come to the point, a process that goes nowhere.
짜증나 (jjajeungna)
verb, adjective · Informal · JJA-jung-na
That's irritating; this is getting on my nerves. The everyday word for low-grade annoyance, and extremely common.
꼰대 (kkondae)
noun · Informal · KKON-deh
An older person who lectures juniors about how things were done in their day and expects deference for their age alone.
+1 more sense
Use with care
노답 (nodap)
noun, adjective · Informal · NOH-dap
Hopeless; beyond fixing. Of a situation with no way out, or a person who will not be reasoned with.
노잼 (nojaem)
noun · Informal · NOH-jem
No fun at all; a dud. Of a film, a joke that died, or a person with no comic timing.
+1 more sense
빡치다 (ppakchida)
verb · Vulgar · PPAK-chee-da
To be seriously wound up. Much stronger than 짜증나 — closer to 'livid' — and coarse enough to be out of place at work or with anyone older.
Use with care