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[Passions]

Anyone know the Korean word for bi-racial or mixed person?

섞은 사람?
두 인종?

thx.

[NightSky]

혼혈, honhyul.

[Hyeon Een]

괴물

(Monster)

[MissSeoul]

[Young FRANKenstein]

"twiggy" (unsure of the hangul spelling) is the, uh, not so nice slang for halfies. For the first couple of years here, I didn't realize it was a not so good expression since it was the only expression I had heard up to that point. Chalk it up to country bumpkin attitudes.

[djsmnc]

Jab jong! 잡종

[spliff]

Half ghost.

[RJjr]

Wayguk

[kiwiduncan]

It differs depending on if they are famous or not.

[Scotticus]

[schwa]

I believe the english word "mixed" is widely known & used among Koreans too.

Speaking anecdotally, I dont get any sense that younger Koreans are all that hung up on "pure blood." I have a photo of my half-Korean grandson on my desk in my middle school office & it generates lots of open-minded comments from my students. They are all familiar with the idea (true or not) that mixed-race children tend to be attractive, inheriting the best features of both parents.

[victorology]

[Gwangjuboy]

혼혈아 would be used to describe a person.