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[zappadelta]

Have you ever made up any new Korean words? The best word I have made up so far was ManAjumma (�����ָ�). I made up this word when I lived in Wonju. At my health club, there was a dance class. It was full of about 35 ajummas, but there was 1 man in the class. He became the first manajumma.

[cypher]

Sorry, this isn't about a made up korean word but a kudos. I could have used that word taking bellydance classes at the gym. Maybe 10 Korean women, a couple foreign women and this korean guy. There is nothing funnier than watching a guy trying to bellydance Even I'm not that funny.

[VanIslander]

"gimchi smile"

I thought up this compound noun to describe the red bits between the teeth for hours after eating the spicy stuff.

Maybe others have used it or a similar expression, though I've never heard of anyone else doing so yet.

[uberscheisse]

ajummosity - refers to the scowl on the face of the dungheap pushing you

jungshin-byungjajuma - crazy ajuma

ddoong-do - any outcropping of rocks in the middle of the ocean that breeds irrational emotional outbursts

tae-goofy - the state of nationalistic fervor that turns smart people stupid

there's more, i'm sure.

[Qinella]

The only one I made up was �������. Not very creative, I know. In fact, it probably applies to me in this instance.

[denverdeath]

This was made by a friend - ���� ����: soju butterfly. Refers to the puke splat on the street - depending on what the person ate, beautiful in colour yet terrible.

���� ��(mine): sidedish dog. Used to refer to the pretty little dogs that many Koreans like - I usu tell 'em that they're extra delicious as they only have one bone that needs to be spit out.

���� ����(mine): potato bus...a twist on that "I got it!" expression of theirs.

Forgot one:

���� ����(mine): Byuhng-shin junction. When younger students are really pissing me off, I give them some simple directions: Go to the Byuhng-shin junction, turn right, and die!

[tomato]

How about "���� ����" for a condom?

For the source of this gem, click on:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?p=716972#716972

and read Xerxes' post.

[Canucksaram]

I've long used my own made-up Korean word for the pushy ajummas one cand find in the subways.

My Korean friends have chuckled at the word, and a very few that I am in regular touch with have begun to use my made-up word.

I cannot type Hangeul on this keyboard, so bear with my English transliteration: ji-ha-jumma (the word is a combination of "ji-ha-cheol," or subway, and "ajumma" [which should need no explanation]; very loosely, it translates as "subway ajumma").

Cheers,

-Canucksaram

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