꼴았다
[ggor-at-da]
to gamble or fritter away; to squander
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Meaning & context
돈을 가치없는 일에 낭비한다는 의미를 가지고 있는 꼬라박다라는 단어로부터 변형되어졌 다. 이것은 돈을 잃는 것을 의미하는데, 보통 도박할때 돈을 왕창 잃은 경우, 돈이나 노력 따위를 한가지에 몽땅 투자해서 좋은 결과를 못 낸 경우에 사용되는 단어이다.
From ggorabakda (꼬라박다), which means to waste money on useless things, this was modified to ggoratda and means to lose money in a bet. Ggoratda is most often used with gambling as in to “get in too deep,” but can also refer to drinking too heavily (getting plastered), or paying way too much for crap.
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 46–46. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
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Korean
영계
English
Spring Chicken
와우, 저 여자 봐!
Wow, check her out!
이야, 진짜 완전 귀엽다! 그런데 너보다 너무 어려.
Yeah, she’s definitely cute, but way too young for you.
아니야. 25살은 돼보여. 그리고 또 교포같애.
No way, she’s got to be 25. And a kyopo as well.
내기하자...
Let’s bet. . .
...젠장! 꼴았다. 이제 막 고등학교 졸업했대!
. . .Shit! ggoratda. She’s fresh out of high school!
그래, 난 저런 영계 어디에서든지 알아 볼 수 있어.
Yeah, I can spot a spring chicken anywhere.
From the book: notes & culture
The Straight Scoop
교포 [kyo-po] this term refers to people of ethnic Korean ancestry who have lived the majority of their lives outside of Korea.
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