dika
n.— «Every kid in Korea has a mobile phone with a “dika” [digital camera].» —“Korean Bloggers” by dda Joe Ito’s Web June 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
arbiter n.— «When I insist to the restaurant part-time waitresses, or “arbiters,” a Korean term borrowed from German, that I want nothing less than the very hottest variety of tak-galbi, they give me a look of disbelief.» —“Red Hot Chilies...
mecenat n.— «The Korean Business Council for the Arts, a private nonprofit group founded in 1994 to foster relationships between businesses and the arts communities, conducted a survey of 500 domestic companies and cultural foundations to determine...
Globish n.— «They don’t know it, but the Korean and the Colombian are speaking Globish, the latest addition to the 6,800 languages that are said to be spoken across the world. Not that its inventor, Jean-Paul Nerrière, considers it a proper...
chicken couple n.— «“Chicken couple” is old Korean slang for a couple who makes people nearby get goose bumps. While it may be sweet to see couples holding hands and saying sweet things, when it progresses to constant text messaging, it is a bit...
princess disease n.— «The yoohaksaeng girls have this Princess Disease about graduating from a Western college and going back to Korea to meet rich successful Korean businessmen whose family may be impressed enough with her education to allow their...