꼴찌

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 꼴 (kkol) +‎ 찌 (jji).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkoljji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkoljji
McCune–Reischauer?kkoltchi
Yale Romanization?kkolcci

Noun

꼴찌 • (kkoljji)

  1. (someone or something who is) the worst, last, bottom
    내 말이 꼴찌로 들어왔다.
    Nae mar-i kkoljji-ro deureowatda.
    My horse came in last.
  2. worst performer, tailender, backmarker
    나는 수학은 반에서 늘 꼴찌였다.
    Na-neun suhag-eun ban-eseo neul kkoljjiyeotda.
    I was always the worst performer of the class in maths.

Derived terms
  • 꼴찌상(賞) (kkoljjisang, “last place, booby prize”)
  • 꼴찌팀 (kkoljjitim, “losing team”)
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