삐끼
[bbi-kki]
a picker; a waiter (who grabs customers off the street)
Meaning & context
끄는것을 의미하는 일본어 히끼로부터 변형된 비속어. 한국에서 이는 사람들(특히 여성) 을 나이트에 오도록 유혹하는 점원을 묘사하는 표현이 되었다.
From the Japanese Hikki, meaning to pull or drag, in Korea it describes waiters who attempt to drag people (particularly women) into a nightclub by persistent or brazen means.
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 139–139. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
물 속으로 돌아가다
English
Back in the Water
생태야, 저거 하품이 아니야? 쟤들 30분 전에 나갔잖아.
Hey SangTae, isn’t that HaPum? They left a half hour ago.
뭐야, 이리로 오고있어. [하품을 끌고 테이블로 온 웨이터는 그녀를 자리에 앉힌다.]
Look, here she comes. [The waiter drags HaPum to the table and sits her down.]
뭐야? 너 간줄 알았는데. 한숨이는 어딨어?
What happened? I thought you left. And where’s HanSum?
묻지도 마라. 우리도 그러려고 했는데, 밖에 있는 삐끼들이 완전 강제로 손목 잡고 끌고왔어. 한숨이는 어디로 갔는지도 모르겠어! 빌어먹을 삐끼새끼들.
Don’t even ask. We tried to leave, but the bbikkis outside were too forceful. They just grabbed me by the wrist and hauled me in. Now, I can’t find HanSum! Fucking bbikkis.
넌 물 속에 있어야만 해. 물 나이트가 바로 그곳이야.
I guess you belong in the water. Mool is the place.
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