Want to learn what the kids are really saying? The Korean they will never teach you in class? To finally keep up with the inside jokes, the slang & the insults as you throw back soju with friends?
If so, get 'street' with: As much as a Rat's Tail – The Insider's guide to KOREAN SLANG, INVECTIVE & EUPHEMISM
An irreverent look at Language within Culture
Want to finally master Korean through witty expressions, fun dialogue, a solid set of slang, and some kickass culture tips?
~ Learn the fun way, then impress your friends, win arguments with your soon-to-be ex, or understand Korean pop culture, without having to rub shoulders the totally-tattooed gangpae (mob guy) at the bathhouse or the local room salon.
Korean is rich with dynamic linguistic expressions and freshly coined language. A Rat's Tail dives into the intricacies of modern Korean slang introducing the hip, hot, spicy & sexual, the irreverent and inspiring, the cultural, crass & comical.
This is the Korean not covered in the language books, full of color and infused with philosophy. With A Rat's Tail in hand, you can impress others with your verbal acumen as you complement their fashion sense, dish out dirty words, or text up a storm, while you gain insight into the mind & culture of the Korean people.
Get the lingo on:
expressions so necessary they're like rice stuff to say & do while drinking spicy language, sex talk & swearing what they say in the halls, not the classroom! Konglish & moreGet the Straight Scoop with explanations of uncommon words & unusual usage.
Culturally Speaking - get the skinny on how Koreans think, speak or act.
Plus how to pick up, break up, make up, or get down & dirty.
Find out who's abusing you & how to talk about someone behind their back.
"Shockingly fun!" "This book is the bomb!" "Great bathroom reading!"
ㄱ THE AMAZING GIUK
간지난다; 갈구다; 갑이다; 강추; 강남스타일; 개기다; 개드립; 겁나게; 고고씽; 고딩; 골때린다; 골초; 공주병; 구라까다; 구리다; 귀차니즘; 까리하다; 까다; 깔; 꺄; 깝치다; 깡; 확깬다; 꺼져; 꽝이다; 꼬라지; 꼬붕; 꼬지다; 꼴았다; 꼴통; 꼽사리 끼다; 꿀벅지
ㄴ THE ANNOYINGLY NASAL NIUN
나발불다; 나비; 나이롱 환자; 나와바리; 낙하산; 낚다; 네똥 굵다; 날라리; 노가다; 노가리 까다; 눈깔이 삐었다; 농땡이
ㄷ DIGUT'S DEPTH REVEALED
대가리; 대략난감; 대박이다; 돌싱; 돌직구; 돗대; 됐거든; 된장녀; 뒤땅까다; 뒷북치다; 따; 따가리; 따먹다; 딱지 떼다; 땡땡이 치다; 땡잡다; 띠껍다
ㅁ TWO LIPS MEET
만먹다; 말리다; 말 까다; 맛이 갔다; 맞장뜨다; 몰카; 물이 좋다; 몽땅
ㅂ BABBLING BIUP, BUZZING FREE
바가지 긁다; 밤새 달려; 반사; 방콕; 배째라; 100m 미인; 볼매; 불금; 벼락치기; 불알친구; 불타는 고구마; 불어; 빈대붙다; ~빠; 빡세다; 빡돌다; 뽀대난다; 뽀록; 뽀리다; 뽕브라; 삐끼; 삥뜯다
ㅅ SLICK, SCALY & SEPARATE OF LIP
사오정; 삽질하다; 새대가리; 시원하다; 새되다; 섹끈하다; 식후땡; 싸가지없다; 쌍수; 쌩까다; 쌩얼; 썰렁하다; 썸타다
ㅇ THE YIN & YANG OF IUNG'S LYRIC
아다; 안물; 왜 씹어; 안습; 야리다; 양다리; 양아치; 엄창; 여병추; 영계; 입이 싸다; 잉여; 임마
ㅈ JAMMIN' TO A JIUT JINGLE
작업; 잘 나가; 쥐뿔; 쥐꼬리만큼; 지못미; 진도 어디까지; 짝퉁; 짱; 짭새; 쩐다; 쪽팔리다; 쭉쭉빵빵
ㅊ GET YOUR CHI CHARGED
착하다; 철판깔다; 찬밥; 출튀
ㅋ MOCKINGLY CLEAR & COLD
컨닝하다
ㅌ TRIED & TRUE, TIUT WITHDREW
태클걸다; 토끼다; 토나오다; 튕기다
ㅍ THE POWER OF PIUP
88만원 세대; 퍼뜩; 폭탄이다; 품절남; 피봤어
ㅎ AN END OF ALPHABET COMES
허접; 하의실종; 헐; 환장하다; 후까시 잡다; 흑역사