따가리
[dda-ga-ri]
a lighter; a bic
Meaning & context
라이터를 켤때 생기는 마찰의 소리(딱 딱 딱)로부터 유래되어 현재는 그 자체(라이터)를 의미하는 비속어가되었다.
Probably originating from the clicking sound made when thumbing a lighter (Ddak ddak ddak), this onomatopoeic word became slang for a lighter.
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 94–94. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
이리와 내사랑 내 가슴에 불을 지펴줘
English
Come on Baby Light My Fire
불 있어?
Do you have fire?
뭐? 원시인처럼?
What like a caveman?
아니, 따가리 있냐고.
No, do you have a ddagari?
그 빌어먹을 따가리가 뭔데?
What the fuck is a ddagari?
임마, 라이터! 라이터! 속어로 라이터야!
A lighter man! A lighter! It’s slang for a lighter!
그럼, 왜 그렇게 말 안했어? 좆나, 영어좀 배워, 짜샤.
Well, why didn’t you say so? Learn some fucking English, man.
넌 한국말 좀 배워, 개새! 그래서... 가지고 있어?
You learn some Korean, bitch! So. . . do you have one?
좆까 없어! 그리고 넌 담배좀 끊어! 골초!
Hell no! And maybe you should quit smoking! Golcho!
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