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[Tobacco Dreams]

Earlier today I was out to lunch at a Korean restaurant. (This was in Seoul.)

A customer came in, did a touble take upon seeing me, and then was urged by the ajumma sajang to go ahead and take a seat.

At the next table over sat a group of young laborers, who got a hearty laugh out of all this.

My Korean comprehension is only so-so, which is why I'd like help with the following:

One of the guys, laughing, said something about "waegugin" (me, obviously) and then something which sounded like "yuk-shib-o jari."

I'm guessing that this might be some kind of slang for something unreal or unexpected (as a 65-cent coin would be).

Does this make sense?

And if so, how insulted should I feel? I'm wavering between "not at all" (since the entire thing seems more or less pointless, really) and, well . . . insulted anyway, since I was made to feel uncomfortable at the time.




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TOBACCO DREAMS

[Samantha]

I wonder if it's anything like the American comment of "so and so is as q.ueer as a $3 bill". It's not the nicest thing in the world to say about a person, and can really offend some people.

Anyone heard the OP's term before?

[mytime]

doesnt "jari" mean seat?
maybe he was just referring to the foreigner (you) at seat 65?

[butlerian]

From the info you've given, I've been assured by Koreans that it has no significant meaning at all.