뺑코

Korean

Etymology

From 뺑 (ppaeng, “round”) +‎ 코 (ko, “nose”). Compare 코쟁이 (kojaeng'i) in terms of literal meaning.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [p͈ɛŋkʰo̞] ~ [p͈e̞ŋkʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [뺑코/뼁코]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppaengko
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppaengko
McCune–Reischauer?ppaengk'o
Yale Romanization?ppayngkho

Noun

뺑코 • (ppaengko)

  1. (slang, criminal slang, mildly derogatory) an American
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