뽀대난다
[bbo-dae-nan-da]
cool; the shit; the cat’s meow
Meaning & context
폼을 의미하는 단어 ‘뽀다구’와 흘러나옴의 의미를 가지고 있는 ‘나다’가 결합되어 멋있는 것을 뜻하는 비속어가 되었다. 이 표현은 마돈나의 “strike a pose” 의 인기로부터 유래된 것 같다.
Probably stemming from bbodagu (뽀다구), to strike a pose, and nanda (난다), to come out, to form new slang for cool, hip or glamorous. It seems to have come into existence during the Madonna “strike a pose” craze. So sexy and stylish aren’t you Mr. Fancy pants!
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 134–134. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
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Korean
화려한 물고기 포즈
English
A Fancy Fish Photo Shoot
한숨이 봤어? 걔 완전 뽀대났었는데.
Did you see HanSum? She was bbodaenanda.
걔가 뭐? 지금 모델이라도 하고있어?
She what? She’s modeling now?
아니, 그냥 멋있어보였다고... 한숨이 뽀대나잖아.
No, she just looks cool . . . She’s bbodaenanda.
내 생각엔 네가 걔를 좋아하는 것 같은데. 혹시 알아? 네가 ‘strike a pose’라도 하면 걔가 널 주의깊게 봐줄지.
I think you’ve got a thing for her. You should “strike a pose” when you see her and maybe she’ll notice you.
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