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가시나

gasina

🇰🇷 Korean slang from Busan

What does “가시나” mean?

girl, gal

Example

“저 가시나 노래 억수로 잘하네.”
jeo gasina norae eoksuro jalhane.
That girl sings really well.

Good to know

Affectionate between friends, but rude to someone you don’t know. The male word is 머스마.

Who you can say it to

Only with close friends

🫂 Friends🙄 Teasing

The textbook way to say it: 여자아이

Heard in a conversation

Taxi home from Busan Station

Soyeon 해운대 가 주이소. 서울에서 일 년 만에 왔어예.
To Haeundae, please. I'm back from Seoul after a year.
Ajae 아이고, 서울 가시나 다 됐네. 말투가 서울 말투다.
Oh my, you've become a proper Seoul girl. You've got a Seoul accent.
Soyeon 어데예! 아직 억수로 부산 사람입니더.
Not at all! I'm still totally a Busan person.

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