빤스런
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]빤스 (ppanseu, “briefs, underpants”) + English run, supposedly from the 2011 Ganghwa Island shooting incident during which South Korean marines ran away in their underwear when they heard gunshots.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [p͈a̠nsʰɯɾʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [빤스런]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ppanseureon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ppanseuleon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ppansŭrŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | ppansulen |
Noun
[edit]빤스런 • (ppanseureon)
- (humorous, slang, neologism) a panicked, humiliating flight or escape, as if running away in one's underwear