Korean Slang: As much as a Rat's Tail: Learn Korean Language and Culture through Slang, Invective and Euphemism

by Peter N Liptak, Siwoo Lee

Overview

As much as a Rat's Tail: Korean slang, invective & euphemism- the "Insider's guide"

An irreverent look at Language within Culture

Get 'street' with A Rat's Tail - Learn what the kids are really saying, all the Korean they will never teach you in class.

Korean is rich with the dynamic linguistic expressions and freshly coined language. A Rat's Tail dives into the intricacies of modern Korean slang introducing the hip, hot, spicy and sexual, the irreverent and inspiring, the cultural, crass and 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 and culture of the Korean people.

Get the lingo on:

• expressions so necessary they're like rice
• a little something on the side
• stuff to say (and do) while drinking
• spicy language and swearing
• something sexy to say
• what they say in the halls, not the classroom!
• Konglish & more

Get the Straight Scoop with explanations of uncommon words and 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 and dirty.

Find out who's abusing you and how to talk about someone behind their back.



Reviews

"This book is the bomb!" -Mr. Kim

"A must read for Koreans and foreigners alike!" -Mr. Park

"Shockingly fun!" -Mr. Lee

"Great bathroom reading!" -another Mr. Lee

www.badasskorean.com (go there if you dare)

Author Bios

Peter N. Liptak lives and writes in Seoul, Korea. An avid traveler and poet, Peter draws on Korea's people, language and culture as a source of inspiration, linguistic and otherwise. Keen on dialect and borrowed words in language, Peter did his MA in Korean Studies at Yonsei University.

Siwoo Lee - A young philosopher who studied international management at KyungHee University, Siwoo has taken a profound interest in the symbolism of language, combined with his fascination with foreign tongues and his sophisticated command of slang, has led him to delve into the world of A Rat's Tail.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936342501
Publisher:	Exile Press
Publication date:	05/01/2015
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	254
Sales rank:	900,577
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Peter N. Liptak lives and writes in Seoul, Korea. An avid traveler and poet, Peter draws on Korea's people, language and culture as a source of inspiration, linguistic and otherwise. Keen on dialect and borrowed words in language, Peter did his MA in Korean Studies at Yonsei University.

Siwoo Lee - A young philosopher who studied international management at KyungHee University, Siwoo has taken a profound interest in the symbolism of language, combined with his fascination with foreign tongues and his sophisticated command of slang, has led him to delve into the world of A Rat's Tail.

Table of Contents

Intro

Dedication & Copyright

The Menu of Korean Slang

Cast of Characters

Disclaimer

Rat Ratings

How to use this book

How not to use this book

A Note on Transliteration

ㄱ THE AMAZINGLY MUTABLE TRANSGENDER GIUK

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; (, , , ); 가 ; ; or ; ; ; ; ; ; ; (); or ; ; (); (); ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

ㄴ THE ANNOYINGLY NASAL NIUN

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 가; 가 ; ; 가 ;

ㄷ DIGUT'S DEPTH REVEALED

가; ; ; 가; ; ; ; (); ; ; ; (, , ); 가; ; ; ; ;

ㄹ RIUL'S ABSENCE IS A MYSTERY

ㅁ TWO LIPS MEET TO MERGE COMPLETE

; ; ; ; ; (); ;

ㅂ BABBLING BIUP, BUZZING FREE

가 ; ; 가 ; ; ; ; 100m ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

ㅅ SLICK, SCALY AND SEPARATE OF LIP

; ; 가; ; ; ; ; 가; ; (P'sigh); ; ; ; ()

ㅇ THE YIN AND YANG OF IUNG'S LYRIC

; ; ?; ; ; ; ; (); ; ; ; ; ; ;

ㅈ JAMMIN' TO A JIUT JINGLE

; 가; ; ; ; ?; ; ; ; ; ; ;

ㅊ GET YOUR CHI CHARGED

; ; ;

ㅋ MOCKINGLY CLEAR AND COLD

ㅌ TRIED AND TRUE, TIUT WITHDREW

; ; ;

ㅍ THE POWER OF PIUP

88 ; ; ; (/);

ㅎ AN END OF ALPHABET COMES

; ; ; ; ;

Appendix

Index (Subject)

Index (The Big List of Slang)

Index (Slang Supplemental)

Culturally Speaking

List of Conversations

Editorial Reviews

"This book is the bomb!" -Mr. Kim "A must read for Koreans and foreigners alike!" -Mr. Park "Shockingly fun!" -Mr. Lee "Great bathroom reading!" -another Mr. Lee badasskorean.com (go there if you dare) A Rat's Tail is loaded with the latest lowbrow lyricism Hangul has to offer, with readable ruminations regarding radical roots revealing the underbelly of contemporary Korean from the foul to the sublime. --Groove Magazine, Seoul In his new and 3rd book 'As much as a Rat's Tail,' author Peter Liptak along with Korean coauthor Siwoo Lee take the reader on a humorous journey through Korean slang and common daily expressions. 192 pages of amusing Korean phrases, their meanings, and how to properly use them provide a satiric and sassy glance at the local lingo and culture.Being entirely bilingual makes the book fun and easy reading for Koreans as well as foreigners living in Korea who probably find themselves in such typical situations as the one below: [gan-ji-nan-da] look cool or be cool; off the hook Ganji (), Cheju dialectic for hoidae (), which means a coat hanger or clothes rack, is used here to represent a person with a good sense of style as if an example of good style on a clothes rack or mannequin. Literally "off the rack," but closer to the English slang expression "off the hook." (Ganji may also come from the Japanese for feeling, as in to make a favorable impression.) Off the Hook Wow, you look ganjinanda. You going somewhere today? Ha, ha, my interview's today so I put some effort into it. Wait a minute! Where did you get those clothes? Off the hook in your bedroom. Why? You weren't using it. Off my hook? Well, I guess that makes me ganjinanda too. That's "off the hook!" SoYoon ! 가? JiYoon . SoYoon ! ? JiYoon . , ? SoYoon ? , . JiYoon "off the hook!". --PR Magazine, Seoul, October 2009 I just wanted to say thank you for this book! My grandfather immigrated from Korea when he was 20, and has lived in the U.S. ever since. I recently went back to Korea myself to learn the language, and bought the first version of this book to expand my colloquial language skills. My grandpa saw it and started going through it. I had to take my version with me to Korea but I recently ordered the newer version for him back in the U.S. He really got a kick out of reading the modern slang, and seeing how much things have changed since he grew up. Plus, my parents (neither of whom can speak Korean) enjoyed going through it as well and talking with my grandpa about some of the expressions. Anyways, just wanted to say thanks for making a 90+ year old Korean man's day! Melissa

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