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...
al n.— «Al The Korean word for “egg.” Eggs are units of virtual credit used to send text messages via mobile phone; they can be transferred to another user. Example: Can I have some of your al? I ran out of mine for this month.» —“The words of a...
disebenefit
n.— «Disbenefit—meaning to be disadvantaged by not receiving a benefit. Makes sense to me.» —“Lloydy!!” by Mark Hammy Frugal Bastard Dec. 4, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
momjjang n.— «If you came up with “Momjjang” then you are correct. This quickly coined phrase, which literally means in Korean slang “good body shape” or “knockout body,” and the fitness craze that it spawned became one of the year’s biggest trends...
freedalism n.— «The Americans even coined a word for doing things without permission in this land of the unfree: “freedalisms.”…Despite the Americans’ penchant for freedalisms, the North Koreans were, after seven years, evidently pleased with their...
aepil n.— «Korean dictionaries are welcoming a new word, aepil. It is a Korean word referring to a condom. The Korean Anti-AIDS Federation chose the name from a public contest, and it means “what you need when making love.” Shy guys no longer have...