2찍

Korean

Etymology

From 2 +‎ 찍 (-jjik, “choice”). The 13th president of South Korea, Yoon seok-yeol, was the second option in the ballot papers of the 2022 presidential election.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [it͡ɕ͈ik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [이찍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ijjik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	i'jjig
McCune–Reischauer?	itchik
Yale Romanization?	i.ccik

Noun

2찍 • (ijjik) (hangeul 이찍)

1. (neologism, derogatory) a Yoon seok-yeol voter in the 2022 South Korean presidential election

   설마 2찍 아니겠지?

   seolma 2jjik ani-get-ji?

   Surely you are not a Yoon supporter?

   (This is a quote from 2022 presidential candidate and Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong during his campaign for the 2024 legislative election. The quote was said to a restaurant diner, and was criticized for its derogatory nature, for which Lee apologized.)

Coordinate terms

• 1찍 (iljjik, “supporters of the 2022 presidential candidate Lee Jae-myeong”)