밀당 (mildang)

What it means

1. 1.

   Playing hard to get, in both directions: replying late, showing interest and then withdrawing it, keeping the other person guessing.

Literally: Push-pull.

Examples with translations

• 밀당하지 말고 그냥 말해.

  Stop playing games and just say it.

• 밀당에 지쳤어.

  I'm exhausted by all the back and forth.

Where it comes from

밀고 당기기, 'pushing and pulling', compressed to two syllables — the standard Korean abbreviation pattern applied to a whole phrase.

Other forms

Romanised as:

mildang