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The phrase comes from North Korean youth slang around school, group practice, and required daily duties. “뚝거 먹다” is understood as a dialect-like way of saying to cut off or take away time, so the expression became a playful way to say “let’s steal some time and skip out.”
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3beol-jam
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"The lecture was so long that everyone was basically doing beol-jam by the end."
originThe term reflects the fatigue people may feel during compulsory ideological education, lectures, or propaganda screenings in North Korea. Rather than describing comfortable sleep, it captures a tense half-rest done carefully under surveillance.
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wol-lu
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"I finished everything early, so I’m quietly doing a little wol-lu."
originThe word shortens '월급루팡,' a blend of salary and Lupin, the fictional gentleman thief. It spread as office workers used it to joke about people who appear busy but are really just passing time at work.
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keo-teo-kal-toe
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"If no one schedules a meeting today, I’m cutting out exactly at 6."
originThe slang ‘kal-toe’ means leaving work exactly on time, with knife-like precision. ‘Keo-teo-kal-toe’ adds the image of a utility knife, making the exit feel even sharper, cleaner, and more decisive.
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sip-il-ho-cha
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"No bus today, so I guess I’m taking the number 11 vehicle."
originThe term is listed in South Korea’s Ministry of Unification North Korea slang resources as meaning ‘two legs.’ It is understood as a humorous everyday metaphor in North Korean speech, especially when walking replaces scarce or inconvenient transportation.
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