꿀벅지
[ggul-beok-ji]
honey thighs
Meaning & context
건강하고 섹시한 여성의 다리를 지칭한다. 오랫동안 많은 사람들에게 추구되었던 삐쩍 마 른 이미지 대신에 튼튼하고 근육질의 몸매를 받아들이기 시작한 신세대 용어이다.
With a hint of ‘hubba hubba’ and somewhat suggestively, ggul-beok-ji literally translates to “honey thighs” and refers to a pair of full, hearty, and super-sexy thighs in a generation that is finally embracing proud curves, with more sturdy and muscular features in place of the old-school rail-thin image that was chased by men and women for so many years.
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 50–51. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
달콤한 누나
English
Sweet Sister
걔를 볼 때마다 ACDC 노래 “You Shook Me All Night Long”이 생각나.
Every time, I see her, I think of that ACDC song: “You Shook Me All Night Long”
왜 그런데?
Why is that?
가사에 있잖아, “너의 그 미국 허벅지로 나를 넘어뜨려 줘~”
It’s right there in the lines: “knockin’ me out with those American thighs.”
아, 걔 꿀벅지 때문에?
Oh, because of her ggul-beok-ji?
그래 꿀벅지! 꿀처럼 달콤하지.
Yeah, ggul-beok-ji! Sweet as honey!
야, 걘 네 빌어먹을 누나라고!
She’s your fucking sister, man!
꿀단지! 헤헤, 죽여주지!
Jugs of honey! He he! Totally to die for!
누구한테 말해야되겠어..
I gotta tell someone about this…
From the book: notes & culture
The Straight Scoop
죽인다 [jug-in-da] literally meaning to kill or murder, here this expression is used to describe something or someone as extremely good or desirable, often with the implication of sexy or hot. Very similar to the English expression “to die for.”
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