야리다
[ya-ri-da]
to eyeball someone; squint and stare; scowl or glare at
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Meaning & context
여러분, 시우는 이 단어가 비속어로 시작된 아무런 이유도 찾지 못했습니다. 그래서 시우 는 여러분의 이해를 돕기 위해 나름대로의 이야기를 만들었습니다. 옛날, 옛날에, 리씨 성 을 가진 사팔뜨기 사내가 살고 있었는데, 그 사내가 사람들을 노려볼 때마다 사람들은 야! 리다. 를 외치기 시작했고 이 때문에 지금의 야리다가 되었다고 합니다. 하지만 나는 이것 이 야! 왜 째리다? 의 축약형이라고 생각하는데, 과연 누가 맞는 것 같나요?
Ladies and gentlemen, Siwoo could find no origin for how this word came to be slang for staring, so he created a story behind it to help. A long, long time ago, there was a guy named Mr. Lee with a squint eye, and if he stared at people, they would say Ya, there’s Lee – hence, ya-Lee-(i)da or yarida. Actually, I believe it’s a shortened form of saying “Ya! Why are you leering at me?” (Ya! Wae jjaerida? or yarida). So who do you think is right?
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 167–167. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
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Korean
저자들의 결투
English
Dueling Authors
야! 왜 그렇게 노려봐?
Ya! Why are you looking at me like that?
(대답하지 않는다. 계속 야린다)
(Doesn’t answer. Continues to yarida)
야려보지 말라고! 니가 원하던대로 썼으니까.
Don’t yarida me! I wrote what you wanted. . .
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