삥뜯다
[bbing-ddeut-da]
to shake down; to fleece someone
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Meaning & context
갈취를 의미. 돈을 저속히 이르는 단어, 삥과 돈을 뜯어낸다는 의미를 가지는 뜯다가 결합 된 표현. 이는 어린 학생들의 돈을 갈취하는 청소년의 행위를 이르는 말로 종종 사용되며, 가끔은 남편의 돈을 뜯어내는 것에도 쓰인다.
Literally “a shake down.” This expression is often used for school bullies and stems from the low expression for money, bbing (삥), and ddeutda (뜯다), meaning to extort or squeeze someone. When not used for students bullying, it refers to a wife who plucks her husband of his money.
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 140–141. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
가면 벗은 아줌마
English
Ajumma Unmasked
무슨 일 있어? 표정이 안좋아!
What’s wrong? You look upset!
남편이 날 속였어.
My husband is cheating on me.
그럼, 남편 삥뜯자. 뭘 해야할지 알고있어.
Well, then let’s bbingdeutda him. I know just what to do.
정말? 난 너가 무지 순진한줄 알았는데.
Really, I thought you were so innocent.
나 엄청 힘들고 어렵게 자랐잖아. 그래서 학교다닐 때 삥뜯는걸 배웠어. 좋아, 여기 좋은 방법이 있어...
I grew up poor and tough, so I learned how to bbingdeutda the other girls in my class. OK, here’s how we’ll do it. . .
From the book: notes & culture
Slick, Scaly and Separate of Lip
Slick like a snaky swish,
separate of lip, but scaly like fish,
shiut ㅅ sliding through clenched teeth
touching and terrible from somewhere beneath.
From sss to shhhh
Starting soft and seething, then rising to a shoosh.
It’s there for a sec, then gone in a whoosh.
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