고딩(초딩, 중딩, 대딩, 직딩)
[go-ding (cho-ding, jung-ding, dae-ding, jik-ding)]
a high schooler
Meaning & context
(elementary, middle school, university student, office worker)
청소년들이 문자메시지나 온라인 상에서 고등학생이라는 단어를 줄여 만든 말.
Short for godeunghaksaeng (고등학생), this expression is primarily used among young people for texting or online chatting. Combining the “d” (ㄷ) with the “ng” (ㅇ) of deung-hak-sang (등학생) to make “ding” (딩) and appending that to the initial character of the level of student or worker: e.g. go (고) for godeunghakyo (고등학교) .
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 21–21. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
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Korean
채팅방
English
The Chat Room
나 어제 채팅방에서 귀여운 남자 만났어.
I met a cute guy in the chat room yesterday.
나이 많아?
Is he older?
아니, 걔 고딩이야. 그런데 걔 만나봤는데 담배 피더라....
No, he’s a goding. But then I met him and found out that he smokes. . . .
그래서?
So what?
난 담배피는 고딩들 싫어!
I don’t like godings that smoke!
담배피는 대딩들은?
What about daedings that smoke?
걔네는 완전 멋있지!
They’re so cool!
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