토나오다
[to-na-o-da]
make me puke; hell no
The Flashcard
The original illustrated card, front and back.
Meaning & context
글자 그대로, “토할 것 같다.” 어떠한 제안이나 아이디어에 반감을 갖고 있어 “소화기관” 에서 게워 낼 정도로 싫음의 의미를 내포하고 있다. 비슷한 영어 표현으로는 “Hell no!” 혹은 “You’ve got to be kidding.”가 있다.
Literally “I’m going to throw up.” The Korean implies a disgust with some suggestion or idea, providing a physical or “gut” response that is as hateful as vomiting. Similar to the English “Hell no!” “You’ve got to be kidding!” or “Don’t make me puke!”
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 215–215. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
쥐꼬리 책 2
English
Rat’s Tail Book 2
시우야, 이 책 끝나는대로, 다른 책 또 쓰자.
Hey SiWoo, as soon as we finish this book, let’s write another one.
토나온다. 토나와.
Tonaoda. Tonawa.
뭐? 너 어디 아파?
What? Are you going to be sick?
아니, 나 미치게 하고 싶냐고!
No, are you trying to make me crazy?!
From the book: notes & culture
Puke Box
A Gag, a Yearning, a Slow Stomach Turning…
•구토 [gu-to] to vomit (spew, heave, wretch, puke, purge, hurl or barf).
•오바이트 [o-bai-teu] throw up, taking it’s sound from the English “over-eat”
•토 [to] vomit (short form).
•훽 [huaek] or 우웩 [uwaek] onomatopoeia for throwing up or “losing one’s lunch.” --Keep it down, fellas!
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