hapgal
n.— «Hapgal “Hapseong” + “gallery.” Hapseong in Korean means digitally altering an image. Example: When did Madonna ever wear hanbok? That’s just a hapgal.» —“The words of a new generation” by Ines Cho JoongAng Daily (Seoul, S. Korea) Jan. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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