Prefixes & suffixes slang

A suffix shortened from "-grade student" — used as "yu-ding" (kindergartner), "cho-ding" (elementary schooler), "jung-ding" (middle schooler), "go-ding" (high schooler), "dae-ding" (college student), "jik-ding" (office worker). As youth crime has risen, harsher, more contemptuous versions aimed at middle/high schoolers have become more common than the plain forms.

1) "Damn good at something" (shortened, with a crude intensifier) — someone you look up to, sometimes called a "named" figure in their field. 2) "Damn good-looking" (shortened).

Combines "brainless" with the derogatory suffix "-chung" (bug/pest) — mocks someone for behaving badly enough to seem to have no brain at all. Historically used by critics of singer Moon Hee-jun to attack his behavior.

A suffix built from "haneunim" (God), swapping in the name of anyone you want to praise or worship — e.g. "Yu-neunim" (broadcaster Yoo Jae-suk), "Chi-neunim" (fried chicken).

"For real?" — coined on DC Inside's overseas-soccer gallery. Because the "Real" in Real Madrid happens to be spelled the same as the English word "real," it caught on with that meaning.

It is a derogatory expression used to belittle teenagers who eat school meals.

Short for "shassyat," from the game Fortress 2 — used when achieving a specific in-game goal. The number of "ㅅ"s used can be stretched out for emphasis.

A gaming suffix for grinding — repeating the same action to raise a stat or get an item, attached to the target, e.g. "gyeongchi-jak" (grinding XP) or "hogamdo-jak" (grinding affection).

"A to the B," meaning "from A to B" — inserted between words for emphasis, e.g. "dae to the bak!" ("totally awesome!").

Blends "copy" with the suffix "-dori" (a person) — someone who uses pirated, illegally copied games or software instead of a legitimate copy.

Shorthand for a crude Korean intensifier meaning roughly "damn/really."

From English "time" — attached to another word to mean "time for ~," e.g. "bap-tam" (meal time) or "boss-tam" (when a game boss spawns).

A game monster/enemy — from English "mob." Also used as a suffix, e.g. "boss-mob."

Means "cute," and can also stand alone as a noun for "a cute person." Built from "gwiyeom" (cuteness) plus a suffix for "person," intensified for extra cuteness. Can be used adjectivally too ("gwiyomi-hada").

A prefix meaning "very/damn," e.g. "gae-joeun" (really good), "gae-kkul" (really fun/great), "gae-ideuk" (a huge win).

: A derogatory term used by most homosexuals to belittle gays.

A Koreanized rendering of "aggravation/aggro" — deliberately provoking conflict or demanding attention. In RPGs, "aggro" is when an AI monster locks onto and chases a specific player. Online, it describes stirring up drama to get attention, phrased as "pulling aggro" ("eogeuro-reul kkeunda"); "wide-area" is sometimes added as a prefix for an especially intense version.

"Jonye" means "damn pretty" (shortened, with a crude intensifier); "jonmot" means "damn ugly," the opposite.

A suffix meaning "trash/junk," attached to belittle whatever it follows.

"Forum user," shortened (from "게시판" + a suffix) — not related to the English word it happens to resemble.

A blend of "annoying/bothersome" (gwichanta) and the suffix "-ism" — the general state of finding everything too much effort. Someone deep in it is a "gwichanist."

"Ssap" (a crude intensifier, "damn") + "-able" — totally doable.

A typo of the polite ending "-seumnida" (fingers tangling while typing), now used on purpose for a playful tone — e.g. "jal badasseubinda" (got it, thanks).

"Thoroughly ruined" (shortened, with a crude intensifier) — used after an irreversible disaster, failure, or major setback.

A suffix meaning "the effect/power of," e.g. attached to something to credit it for how good someone looks or how well something worked.

Combines "denture" (teul) plus the sound of dentures clacking (ttak) with the derogatory suffix "-chung" — a slur belittling elderly people, from the image of an old person's dentures clattering.

From "otaku," rendered in Korean as "odeoku," with an intensifying prefix once used to describe someone even more obsessed than a typical otaku (as in "5x otaku," "10x otaku"). Now mostly used, often affectionately, alongside idol fandom.

A suffix that critically labels taking pride in something not really worth being proud of, e.g. "chest pride," "age pride," "degree pride," "hip pride," "military-service pride," "level pride."

Very. It gradually became widely used after Shinhwa's Junjin posted "I completely love you" on his Cyworld mini-homepage.

A suffix meaning "there's a strong chance of / it looks like it's about to happen," e.g. "injeong-gak" ("looks like it's confirmed").

It is a suffix meaning to reveal one's own tendencies or affiliations. It is derived from "coming out," which refers to a sexual minority revealing their sexual identity. It is used in phrases like "bangming-out" (revealing that one is broadcasting).

A wild, over-the-top joke or bit — coined on DC Inside's comedy gallery, combining "ad-lib" with the derogatory prefix "gae-" (dog/very). Used dismissively when someone says something outlandish or insincere purely to get attention.

It mainly refers to when the enemy's HP is very low, close to zero, in PvP games.

It is a word used for emphasis. (Yeking-batne, King-jeong)

It is a suffix attached to the following word to indicate a very strong nature.

He is someone who acts serious and fails to read the atmosphere.

It is a term created by combining the suffix '-chung' with 'Korean man,' and was first used in August 2015. It began to be used as a form of 'mirroring' against misogyny on the internet community Megalia, and on Womad, which gained many members from Megalia, it is defined to refer narrowly to 'cisgender heterosexual Korean men' and broadly to 'all Korean men.' The Korea Institute for Gender Equality Education has classified this as an expression of hatred and condemnation against a specific gender.

A suffix for someone who unconditionally criticizes and opposes a specific target, attached after the target's name. From a word meaning "to run down/trash-talk."

An emphasis prefix, a harder-sounding variant of "gae-" (very/damn).

It is a suffix that adds a sense of aversion to the preceding word.

A suffix or standalone word meaning "the best," attached to the front of another word — from the Chinese character 將 (jang, "general/chief").

The moment it's time to cut someone off — sonjeol (cutting off) plus the "-gak" suffix for a good opening.

The perfect moment to confess your feelings. The "-gak" suffix marks a good opening for anything.

"Stock" + "child" — a beginner investor. The "-rini" suffix now marks beginners at anything (gym, cooking).