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kylehawkins2000 · Joined: 08 Apr 2003

If it's the sound that I'm thinking of I think Rapier has hit the nail on the head. People do it to show displeasure. I use it sometimes, kind of a habit that I picked up to mock a displeased Korean but I now find myself using it sometimes. I take it to kind of mean 'geeeesh' or 'ugh'. I don't think it's meant to stress a word like very....but I could be wrong.

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

From what I understand, it's different from just a sound one makes to express a certain emotion. It's actually part of a word -- an elongation of a word if you will. Except it's not only used for one word, it can be used in the middle of different words to emphasize that word.

kylehawkins2000 · Joined: 08 Apr 2003

JB, I believe that some people in this post are referring to a different sound. The one I'm speaking about sounds like static on the TV. The sound comes from the roof of the mouth and is similar to the sound one makes while about to 'hock a goober' (spit out snot and mucus). I'm pretty certain the sounds we're talking about are not one in the same.

kermo · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject:

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

kermo · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:24 am Post subject:

peony · Joined: 30 Mar 2005

i think you're right!

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

My boss told me it's called "diggy, diggy" or something. That was over a month ago. Maybe it's something else. I'll ask again.

Paddycakes · Joined: 05 May 2003 Location: Seoul

To me, this bizarre throat sound they make makes them sound like Klingons or something.

Beam me up Mr Kim!

bluelake · Joined: 01 Dec 2005

We can refer to it as the �о�� (hock-a-loogey) sound. Laughing

Shooter McGavin · Joined: 22 Nov 2005 Location: ROK

This sound expresses frustration? I only know one person who does it and she uses it all the time. Well, I guess that fits in well with what I know of her.

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

Sometimes when people say �� ('very') a real raspy sound will pop out. And I like when people say �� in a really exaggerated way.

but my favorite is ��~. When it's said kinda slowly. Like when somebody is bullshitting you and you're like ��~~ ��!

n3ptne · Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Location: Poh*A*ng City

Yeh man, i've noticed my boss doing it... Never asked him though, it reminds me of Arabic, or radio static... can't spell either.

VanIslander · Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:32 am Post subject:

it's cute to see an elementary school aged boy use the throaty sound in speaking to his peers (in apparent frustration)

it sure beats the whiny sound

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

I like the whiney sound. I like it when a female student whines �ƴϿ� when they know SPIN is walking over to grill them in English.

I too think the throaty thing sounds like Arabic. It's also the characteristic sound of the Welsh language (yes, the language of Wales is f-ing ugly!).