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The words of a new generation
Intern Stella Kim contributed to this report.
by Ines Cho, JoongAng Daily (January 18, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200501/17/200501172227148409900091009101.html

A Lexicon of Virtual Language

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.

Alba A part-time job (from the Korean word for it, "arbeit," which itself was borrowed from the German language).
Example: It's time to go to my alba, see you later.

Anti Slander of, or opposition to, a particular idea, person or group.
Example: He's got a lot of anti on his homepage.

Bangladesh From bang, the Korean word for "room," this is used by young people to mean being stuck in their rooms.
Example: I've been in Bangladesh all summer.

Beongae Means "lightning" in Korean; refers to an offline meeting arranged immediately.
Example: Should we beongae?

BF Best friend. (Pronounced "bi-epu" in Korean.)
Example: When can I meet your BF?

Cyber-ingyeok Ingyeok means "personality"; refers to someone who has completely different manners online.
Example: I had no idea that smooth "X-man005" was our classmate Chang-su. What a cyber-ingyeok!

Cycher "Cyber" + "teacher"; means a teacher in an online class.
Example: My cycher makes horrible mistakes all the time.

Cyjil To spend a lot of time in the Cyworld online community (jil refers to a repeated action).
Example: Cyjil again? Do you know what time it is?

Damage dealer In video shooting games, a tough character with a muscular physique.
Example: Watch out, we're dealing with two damage dealers out there.

Dicajok People who take their digital cameras everywhere. ("Dica" is short for "digital camera"; jok refers to a group of people.)
Example: This model will be a hit among dicajok.

Digital nomad People who are always carrying around PDAs, notebook computers, digital cameras, MP3 players and the like.
Example: The Gwanghwamun Starbucks is full of digital nomads these days.

Dotori Korean for "acorn." Acorns are virtual credit used in Cyworld, transferable among users.
Example: Can I borrow some of your dotori?

Duppie A takeoff on the word "yuppie"; it means a depressed urban professional.
Example: I work with a lot of duppies.

E-line A beauty ideal; it refers to someone whose jaw, seen in profile, resembles the letter "E."
Example: She's got a perfect E-line.

E-pal An e-mail pen pal.
Example: Where can I post an ad looking for e-pals?

E-sports Organized video game competitions and leagues.
Example: E-sports is a promising industry in Korea.

TMI "Text message injury"; slang for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Example: I have a bad case of TMI. What should I do to alleviate the pain?

Welbinjok Someone who tries to follow the "well-being"fad, but is something of a cheapskate about it. (Bin means "poverty" in Korean.)
Example: Yu-jin, the notorious welbinjok, has been saving up spa coupons.

Yadong Short for yahan dongyeongsang, Korean for "raunchy online video."
Example: This site is loaded with yadong.

Yangting Yang, which means "both" in Korean, combined with "meeting." This means two or more simultaneous online conversations.
Example: Why are you taking so long to reply? Are you doing a yangting?