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hkfun



Joined: 05 Jan 2013

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:52 am    Post subject: K urban dictionary? Reply with quote

I've been reading the forums for awhile but haven't posted anything so far. So hello!

So my question. I'm studying Korean right now, and I was wondering if there is a Korean urban dictionary or a site that explains Korean slang.
Have any of you run across such a resource?

Thanks!
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Shauneyz



Joined: 26 May 2008
Location: The land of Nod

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This blog has a page dedicated to colloquial phrases:

https://sites.google.com/site/matthewpluskoreanequalsfun/colloquial-compilation

This, like everything else though, needs to be understood with some context...so have a Korean friend handy to explain WHEN you would actually say things like this. If you don't, you might end up like this Korean recruiter I know whose English is manageable but usage of slang, idioms, and expressions is way off. The last conversation I had with him went like this:

Me: Ah, hey ___, how's it been?
Him: Oh...you know...every day I'm shuffling
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alongway



Joined: 02 Jan 2012

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Naver. Most slang you search will end up generating one of their question/answer site pages as a result or sometimes their dictionary page if it's very common slang/abbreviation
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hkfun



Joined: 05 Jan 2013

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well thanks for the response. I'll have to check out the blog, and use with care!
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