돌직구
[dol-jik-ku]
shoot straight; straight talk; be brutally honest
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Meaning & context
문자 그대로, 돌과 직구의 합성어로 똑바로 던진다는 뜻이다. 돌직구를 하려면 다른 사람 의 감정에 대한 고려 없이, 마음에서부터 우러난 솔직한 말을 해야 한다.
Literally “a rock” or dol (돌) and “a fastball” or jik-ku (직구), to indicate a rock thrown straight and hard. To doljikku one must speak bluntly, straight from the heart and without consideration for another’s feelings. Similar to “speak frankly,” or “don’t hold back,” it has the sarcastic connotation of “Tell me what you really think!” Synonym: 솔까말 [sul-gga-mal] to be completely honest; from 솔직히 까놓고 말해서
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 84–84. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
소개팅 2
English
Blind Date 2
오늘 저 만나서 어땠어요?
Did you enjoy our date?
어, 글쎄요…
Uh, well…
괜찮아요… 솔직하게 말해줘요.
It’s OK… tell me what you really think.
음, 좋은 분 만나셨으면 좋겠어요…
Um, why don’t you meet a nice girl…
오… 돌직구.
Oh… doljikku.
From the book: notes & culture
The Straight Scoop
Blind Date 소개팅 [so-gae-ting] Sogae is to introduce someone and the ting comes from “meeting” to mean a blind date. See page 185 for more details.
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