싸가지없다
[ssa-ga-ji-eob-da]
an ill-mannered sod; a douche; a jerk
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Meaning & context
글자 그대로, 운이 없다. 좋은 징조, 행운을 뜻하는 싹수라는 단어에서 변형된 싸가지와 존 재하지 않음을 뜻하는 없다라는 단어가 합쳐진 표현이다. 이 비속어는 매너없는 이는 곧 행운도 없음을 반영하고 있다. 새끼와 함께 종종 사용된다.
Literally meaning “no luck.” Ssagaji (싸가지) comes from ssaksu (싹수) meaning “a good omen” or “luck” and eobda (없다) simply means “there is none.” In a sense, it suggests that one without manners will have no luck and therefore no basis for a future. It is often used before a swear word such as SOB and has the connotation of a jerk, an ass or a douchebag. Synonyms: 재수없다 [jae-su-eob-da] karma’s a bitch (it will get you); 버릇없다 [beo-reut-eob-da] impudent fool; 싹수가 없다 [ssak- eob-da] a certain failure
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 151–151. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
까치에게 온 좋지 않은 징조
English
A Bad Omen for the Magpie
어떡하지, 내가 교수 빡돌게 한 것 같아.
Oh man, I think I pissed off my professor.
무슨 일 있었어?
How did you do that?
내가 교수한테 말대꾸했더니 난 시험 볼 운도 없을거랬어.
I disagreed with him and he said I’d have no luck on the exam.
싸가지없는 새끼.
That ssagajieobneun SOB.
그래. 교수는 싸가지없는 놈일 수 있겠지만, 난 여전히 운이 없네.
Yeah, he may be a ssagajieobda bastard, but I’m still out of luck.
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