Korean · South Korea
좆
jot[t͡ɕo̞t̚]
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This entry covers 좆, an expression in Korean as used in South Korea.
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Meaning
A vulgar word for penis; in practice it is mostly a building block for intensifiers such as 좆같다 (“fucking awful”).12Machine-assisted translation
Pronunciation
- Romanization
- jot
- IPA
- [t͡ɕo̞t̚]
How it's used
Blunter than 씨발 in register: it names a body part, so it lands as crude rather than merely angry. Rarely acceptable outside close male-peer talk.1Machine-assisted translation
Cultural context
First attested in a 16th-century text as Early Modern Korean 졷; Wiktionary notes a probable cognate with Manchu coco.1Machine-assisted translation
Literal meaning
When to avoid it
Situations in which the expression is generally best avoided.
- At school — Best avoided
- At work — Best avoided
- On the street — Best avoided
Sources
Every claim on this page traces back to these entries.
- ↑Meaning↑Pronunciation↑How it's used↑Cultural context↑Literal meaning 좆 — English Wiktionary (Korean)
- ↑Meaning↑Pronunciation↑Literal meaning 좆 — 위키낱말사전 (Korean Wiktionary)
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