꼬붕
[ggo-bung]
a gofer or a messenger; a minion or flunky
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Meaning & context
본래, 부하를 뜻하는 일본말에서 유래한 단어이다. 이 표현은 주로 친구들 사이, 보통 남자 들 사이에서 가장 센 남자의 지위를 나타내기 위해 쓰인다. 꼬붕은 졸개, 추종자와 같은 지 위가 낮은 하급자를 의미한다.
Originally, a Japanese word for subordinate, ggobung is typically used jokingly between friends and most often among men who have established an alpha male position. A ggobung is an inferior, like a sidekick, a hanger-on, lackey or devotee used as a messenger or gofer by the superior and often treated like a “doormat.”
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 44–44. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
배트맨과 로빈
English
Batman and Robin
악당이 출현했어. 꼬붕! 빨리 무찌르러 가자.
A ruffian has appeared. Ggobung! Let’s go clobber him.
뭐? 꼬붕? 너 지금 무슨 소리 하는거야. 이 쇼의 주인공은 나야!
What? Ggobung? What in tarnation are you talking about? I’m the hero of this show.
이런 건방진 자식. 내가 그동안 모든 일을 해왔고 넌 그 모든 영광을 가져갔어... 이제 더이상은 안돼!! 지금부터는 로빈과 배트맨 쇼야.
You conceited fellow. I do all the work and you take all the glory... Well no more!! From now on it’s the Robin and Batman Show.
글쎄? 나는...
Well? I...
아무튼, 닥치고 따라와 꼬붕. 우리 할 일이 생겼어.
Anyway, shut up and follow me, Ggobung. We’ve got work to do.
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