The Flashcard
The original illustrated card, front and back.
Meaning & context
씽은, 빠른 자동차를 묘사하는 의성어 씽씽으로부터 유래하였다. 이것이 영어 단어 go를 두 번 반복한 것과 결합되어 친구에게 무언가를 재촉하는 경우에 쓰이고있다.
Ssing comes from the Korean ssing ssing (씽씽), an onomatopoeic word to describe a speeding vehicle. This is combined with the English word “go,” repeated twice, to urge friends to speed. Mainly used on the internet and in text messaging to relate the need for speed and somewhat similar to “go go go,” “we’ve got to hustle,” “pick up the pace,” or “let’s haul ass!”
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 20–20. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
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Korean
기말고사
English
Finals
드디어 시험이 끝났구나! 넌 뭐할거야?
Finally, the test is over! What do you want to do?
술이나 빨러 고고씽해야지. 같이 가자!
I’d better gogossing to suck down a drink. Let’s go together.
그래, 넌 답을 알고 있었어. 그럼 넌 A받는거야. A는 ‘Alcohol’이라는 뜻이지. 고고씽하자!
Ah, you knew the answer. You get an ‘A’ for Alcohol. Let’s gogossing!
From the book: notes & culture
The Straight Scoop
빨러 [bbal-leo] literally “to lick or to suck down.” This slang used often among young people for drinking alcohol, smoking up, or taking drugs (getting high).
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Jjang-Heol-Gwang
RAT RATING
Quote of the Day
“우리 술 다 먹었으니, 이제 노래방 고고씽 하자!”
“We finished off the liquor, so let’s get up and “gogo ssing” to the singing room!” ~ Snoop Dog to Psy
Gogossing to Seoul to get your drink on… where they drink more liquor per capita than any other place in the world!
빨러 [bbal-leo] literally “to lick or to suck down.” This slang used often among young people for drinking alcohol, smoking up, or taking drugs (getting high).
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