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    This document provides a list and definitions of common Korean profanities and swear words. It explains that in Korean, profanity is referred to as "yok" meaning insults or swearing. Several words have different historical origins and meanings. For example, the word for dog "gae" is normally not offensive but can be when directed at a person. The document then lists and defines over a dozen common Korean swear words and insults, providing translations and explanations of their meanings and origins.

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    Profanity in the Korean language is


    referred to as 욕/ 辱 (yok, insults or
    swearing). Several of these words have
    linguistic and historical significance.
    Various words have different origins. The
    Korean term for dog, 'gae', for example,
    can be used in everyday speech with no
    offensive connotation. When applied to a
    person, however, 'gae' and its variants
    (including 개새끼 'Gaesaekki', literally 'son
    of a dog', and 'son of a bitch' in English)
    become strong curse words that would
    not be appropriate for formal or polite
    conversation.

    List of Korean profanities

    엠창 (em-chang, --) : Your mother is a


    prostitute. 엠 means mother that is used
    as slang, swearing. and 창 means 창녀
    (chang-nyeo), which means prostitute. It
    is also used when strongly arguing that
    what you say is true. If the word is
    wrong, it means that his mother is a
    prostitute.
    느금마 (neu-geum-ma, --) : Your
    mother(is a prostitute). which is same
    meaning 니애미(ni-ae-mi), 너희 어머니
    (neo-hui-eo-meo-ni), 너검마
    (neo_geomma), 니엄마(ni-eomma)
    느갭 (neu-gaeb, --) : Ask your father's
    regards. which is same same meaning
    느그애비(neu-gu-ae-bi), 느개비(neu-gae-
    bi).
    놈 (nom, --): a male person in a
    degrading/derogatory manner. Roughly
    equivalent to the English word "bastard"
    or "punk"
    년 (nyeon, --): Female version of 놈. A
    female person in a
    degrading/derogatory manner. Roughly
    equivalent to the English word "wench"
    or "bitch" however can also mean year
    촌놈 (chon-nom, 村-): Roughly equivalent
    to the English phrase "country bumpkin".
    A combination of the noun 촌 (chon),
    which refers to rural areas and
    countryside, and the noun 놈 (nom)
    미친놈/미친년 (mi-chin-nom, ---)/(mi-chin-
    nyeon, ---): Translates literally to "crazy
    bastard/bitch". A combination of the
    adjective 미친 (mi-chin), which translates
    to crazy or insane, and the word 놈
    (nom)/년 (nyeon)
    걸레같은 년 (geol-le-gat-eun-nyeon, ----):
    Used similarly to words such as "whore"
    or "slut". The adjective 걸레같은 (geol-le-
    gat-eun) means "rag-like" (meaning
    whore-like) and the phrase 걸레같은 년
    translates literally to "a bitch who is like
    a rag" and refers to women who are
    promiscuous and thus, dirty and
    tattered/worn out/used up like a rag.
    The phrase can be abbreviated in use as
    걸레년 (geol-le-nyeon).
    새끼 (sae-kki, --): A noun used to
    derogatorily refer to any general person.
    The word, when not used as a profanity,
    is used to describe a young of an
    animal. Note it can also be used
    affectionately too.
    개새끼 (gae-sae-kki, ---): Equivalent to the
    English phrase "son of a bitch".
    Combination of the word 개 (gae),
    meaning dog, and the word 새끼 (sae-
    kki), meaning offspring or young.
    씹새끼 (ship-sae-kki, ---): Combination of
    the word 씹 (sship), an archaic word that
    could either refer to a vagina or sexual
    intercourse, and the word 새끼 (sae-kki),
    meaning offspring or young.
    지랄 (ji-ral, --): A word, as a verb, means
    to talk incessantly and nonsensically.
    The word originates from the word 지랄
    病
    병 (ji-ral-byeong, -- ), an archaic and
    outdated word, generically
    encompassing a number of separate
    neurological disorders with similar
    symptoms such as seizures, tics and
    spasms.
    병신 (byeong-shin, 病⾝): A noun that
    roughly translates to "moron" or "retard".
    It is a compound of the word 병 (byeong,
    病), meaning "of disease" or "diseased",
    and the word 신(shin, ⾝), a word
    meaning "body" originating from the
    Chinese character. This word originally
    refers to disabled individuals, but in
    modern Korean is commonly used as an
    insult with meanings varying
    contextually from "jerk" to "dumbass" or
    "dickhead."
    또라이 (tto-rai, ---): A noun that translates
    to "nutjob" or just describes someone
    who is nonsensical or crazy.
    씨발 (ssi-bal, --): (as an intensifier)
    fucking, fucker; (as an interjection) fuck!,
    shit! The word originates from an
    archaic verb 씹하다 which originally
    meant to perform a sexual intercourse
    but is often just used as a sex-related
    profanity
    보지(씹) (bo-ji(ssib), --): A derogatory
    term for a vagina (slang) woman
    좆 (jot, -): A derogatory term for a penis.
    Colloquially, it can be used in
    combination with other profanities as an
    intensifier(for example : 좆까, 존나).
    꺼져 (kkeo-jyeo, --): (interjection) Get the
    fuck out of here, go to Hell, beat it.
    엿먹어 (yeot-meog-eo, ---): Fuck you (lit.
    ″Eat yeot″)
    젠장 (jen-jang, --): Shit, goddamn, damn it
    좆지랄 (jot ji-ral): worse version of "ji-ral."

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