Korean Slang explained!

11/21/2013 Korea 0 Comments

Chaebol 재벌 - The word chaebol comes from the Korean chae, meaning wealth, and bol, meaning clan or faction. Chaebol as a whole means a large business conglomerate.
Well-known Chaebol in Korea are Hyundai, Samsung, LG, Daewoo, and SK.

Daeseh 대세 - Trend ; Popular ; In-thing.

Kekeke ㅋㅋㅋ - Silent laughter. Usually used to represent, giggle or kekeke, in your own context.

Meok-Bang 먹방 - Short for먹는 방송 (Broadcast showing eating) but recently been used to describe people who can eat very well

Oppa 오빠 - Older Brother. Used by girls. Although loosely used by sellers, trying to woo customer by using in a familiarity context.

Ulzzang 얼짱 - 얼 means face/look and 짱 means good/best. Put them together and it means "good-looking face". Can be used to describe someone pretty or handsome.

Unnie 언니 - Older Sister. Used by girls. Although loosely used by sellers, trying to woo customer by using in a familiarity context.