Prefixes & suffixes slang

Combines "geupsik" (school-provided lunch) with the derogatory suffix "-chung" (bug/pest) to belittle teenagers as a group.

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

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.

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").

A suffix for openly revealing an interest, identity or affiliation you used to keep quiet about — from "coming out," as in a fan finally admitting their obsession ("deok-ming-out") or revealing their job ("il-ming-out").

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

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.

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.

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).

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").

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.

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 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).

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."

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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."

It is a word formed by the glottalization of 'gae'. Its meaning is the same as that of a dog.

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."

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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).

A suffix naming an aesthetic, as in cottagecore or normcore.

"Nuclear insider" — the ultimate social butterfly who's at the center of every group and leads the vibe.

A pun on 합리적 의심 ("reasonable suspicion") with the intensifiers "king" and "god" swapped in — a suspicion so obvious anyone would share it; also used sarcastically for baseless theories dressed up as logic.

Snore sound "deureureong" + the cutesy suffix "-seun": a cute way to say someone is sound asleep (and snoring).

A suffix meaning to optimize something to the extreme, as in "sleepmaxxing" or "looksmaxxing" — often used jokingly.

From 갑 ("party A," the stronger side in a contract) plus the negative suffix -질 — abusive, bossy behavior by someone with power toward those beneath them, like a boss or customer mistreating staff.

Very or a lot of; an intensifier from Northern California slang — "That line was hella long."

Short for "as fuck" — an intensifier placed after an adjective: "I'm tired af."

A derogatory nickname for Korean politician Lee Jae-myung, used mainly by his opponents; the "찢" ("rip") prefix is usually traced to an old controversy over his profanity toward a relative.

Going all out to optimize your sleep with routines, gadgets, and supplements — "I'm sleepmaxxing: blackout curtains and no phone after nine." A TikTok wellness trend built on the -maxxing suffix.

A standard word for "satisfying," but in slang it means "awesome" or "insane." It spread through teen speech (급식체) and also works as an intensifier, as in 오지게 많다 ("a crazy amount").