| 한글 | Real
English Word
진실의 영문 | Verbicide
Korean Definition
한국 정의 | Real
English Definition
옳은 영어 정의 |
| 액세소리 | accessory | Koreans generally use that word to mean: jewelry | extra parts, for anything, including jewelry, but not commonly used to mean jewelry |
| 앵글 | angle | angle bar
or
bracket | the space between any two lines that intersect or come together end-to-end, relative to the 360° (degrees) of a circle. I.e., an angle can be between 0 and 360 (exclusively). |
| 본드 | bond | super glue | any binding substance |
| 부킹 | booking | introduction request at a night club | making a reservation |
| 버버리 | Burberry | overcoat or trench coat | Trademark of light, long, waterproof coat |
| 캔맥주 | can maekju | canned beer
(or can of beer) | can (n.) = metallic cylinder (not adjective) |
| 사이더 | cider | sweetened soda water
(like the brand: 7up) | [in the USA.]
cider = apple juice, usually homemade, sometimes carbonated
[in the UK]
cider=alcoholic apple juice
[in Canada]
hard cider = alcoholic apple juice
soft cider = non-alcoholic apple juice |
| 클락션 | Claxon | horn | French name brand of horns So, it's not Konglish, but rather Korench |
| 클로버 | clover | clubs
(on playing cards) | a plant that has leaves with three petal-like appendages |
| 콜롱 | cologne | after-bath splash
or
after-shower body perfume | men's perfume |
| 콤비 | combi (~nation) | sports coat (and trousers) | any mixture |
| 컴퓨터
게임 | computer game | video game | PC game |
| 콘도 | condo | time-share resort | owned apartment |
| 콘센트 | consent | electrical outlet | permission |
| 커닝 | cunning | cheating | deception |
| 데서트 | dessert | after-meal tea | after-meal treat |
| 다이어리 | diary | day planner | personal journal |
| 엔진이어 | engineer | technician | technical person
(w/4yr.degree+license) |
| 이벤트 | event | promotional event (Note: Koreans only use the word to describe some kind of promotional deal, and is extremely commonly seen on Korean websites. | any activity, or happening planned or unplanned, usually involving more than one person. If you count participants and viewers, almost always involving more than one person |
| 팬시 | fancy | fancy stationery | extravagant (a.) |
| 페미니즘 | feminism | women's liberation
or
"women's lib" | Women-No-Different-From-Men
Movement, and.. Sometimes: Women-Better-Than-Men Movement |
| 프리
사이즈 etc. | 1. free-size
2. free ticket
3. free voltage | 1) one size fits all
2a) all-rides ticket
2b) day pass
3a) one adapter - all voltage
3b) multi-volt ~ | Free1 = without restriction
Free2 = free of charge NOTE: technically, "free-ticket" & "free-voltage" aren't wrong, but the meaning is ambiguous in modern English |
| 퓨션
휴션 | fusion | intercultural | making two atoms
become one atom |
| 가글 | gargle | mouth wash (n.) | to wash one's mouth and throat (v.) |
| 게이 | gay | male homosexual | orig.=> slang: male or female homosexual
sometimes=> male homosexual |
| 글래머 | glamour | buxom woman | fame and beauty |
| 골던~ | golden pants | corduroy | gold-colored (pants) |
| 가운 | gown | robe [US]
dressing gown [UK] | gown = woman's dress [US]
(There are two kinds: a hospital gown, or an evening gown, which is a very formal dress) |
| 깁스 | "gyps" (gypsum) | cast
(for broken bones) | white powder for making cast (CaSO42H2O) |
| 헤어 핀 | hair pin | hair clip | a pin for one's hair |
| 해머 | hammer | sledge hammer | small tool for pounding
(much smaller than a sledge hammer) |
| 핸들 | handle | steering wheel | part of bag or door for grabbing |
| 하이킹 | hiking | bicycling | walking in the mountains |
| 힢 / 힙 | hip | buttocks or "butt" | sides of one's pelvis |
| 힛 | hit | a popular product | a popular song |
| 호치키스 | Hotchkiss | stapler | trademark of staplers |
| 핫도그 | hot dog | corn-dog-style hot dog
(looks like a corn dog, but the batter has no corn in it) | a "frank" or "weiner" (sausage)
on a bun (bread) |
| 헌팅 | "hunting" | searching for a mate | searching for animal to kill
(note: we in the U.S. sometimes use this metaphor, but I do not believe that is a conventional metaphor) |
| 아이디 | I.D. | Username | IDentification card |
| 젤리 | jelly | gelatinous candy
"gummy" | sweet food, made from fruit juice, sugar, and gelatin
(differs from jam in that Jam has small pieces of fruit in it.) |
| 클락션 | Klaxon
(Claxon) | horn | "make", i.e., name brand of horns (French) |
| 라인 | line | managerial staff | |
| 매니큐어 | manicure | nail polish | the service of having one's nails polished |
| 맨션 | mansion | luxury apartment building | luxury house |
| 미팅 | meeting | blind date | business gathering |
| 멜로~ | melodrama | romantic drama | This genre (MELODRAMA) not only includes romantic dramas, but also all dramas that do not fit into other standard categories. That standard categories are:
ACTION
ADULT
ANIMATION
COMEDY
DRAMA
FANTASY
HORROR
SCI.FI. DRAMAS (OR MELODRAMAS) contain stories about everyday life, AND include: biographies, historical fiction, historical non-fiction, etc. |
| 오늘 메뉴 | eoneul menu | today's special | menu = list of choices |
| 미시 | missy | miss-like Mrs. | a woman's name (short for Melissa) |
| 오바잇 | overeat | throw up; vomit | eat too much |
| 펜션 | PENSION | motel | This word actually comes from French, meaning: boarding house So, it doesn't really belong here, but it is noteworthy because in English the word has a different meaning. In English, "pension" means, payment to retired persons. |
| 피에로 | Pierrot | Clown | This is NOT Konglish, it is KORENCH, I felt it worthwhile mentioning it here, because many Koreans think it is English.
In France, Pierrot was the NAME a kind of pantomime clown, and comic character. |
| 포클레인 | Poklain | (in North Amer.) Backhoe,
(in the UK) Excavator | "make", i.e.,
(company name) |
| 팝송 | pop song | English song | popular song
(any language) |
| 전자 레인즈 | jeon-ja range | microwave oven | a "range" is a stove for cooking
(there are two kinds of ranges: a gas range or an electric range) |
| 리셉션 | reception | backstage party | a party for receiving a VIP
or
a party for receiving gifts |
| 리본 | ribbon | bow | material to make bows |
| 퀴즈 | quiz | any of various verbal puzzles | a short test |
| 색 | sack | back pack | kind of bag
(usually with open-top and usually without handles) |
| 서비스 | service | free of charge
and/or
"on the house" | 1. help (n.), OR...
2. repair work |
| 섹시 | sexy | slutty, loose
(note: nowadays, some Koreans don't think this way) | attractive; having sex appeal |
| 샤프 | sharp | mechanical pencil | not dull (a.) |
| 스탠드 | stand | lamp | leg-less table/counter |
| 탤런트 | talent | TV star | the person who is in front of the video camera;
or [commonly] a skill(재능). |
| 팀 | team | group in a company (firm) that has a common goal | ONLY sports group |
| 타이핀 | tie pin | tie clip, tie pin | ONLY PIN for tie |
| 토스트 | toast | grilled omelet sandwich | roasted bread |
| 트레이닝 | training | sweat suit | coaching |
| 트럼프 | trump | playing cards
or
poker cards | highest suit of playing cards
(for the game called, "Bridge.") |
| 언더그라운드 | underground | under-appreciated music | any illegal activity or place |
| 빌라 | villa | small-sized condominium
(usually from 3-5 floors,
two units per floor) | huge estate
(literally means: "a mini "village,
owned by one person) |
| 비닐 | vinyl | plastic | kind of plastic
(usually for imitation leather) |
| 요그릇 | yogurt | liquid yogurt | (solid) yogurt |
| 요플레이 | Yoplait | solid yogurt | name brand of yogurt |
| 와커 | walker | military boots | a device to aid in walking |
