쌔빠지게
ssaeppajige
🇰🇷 Korean slang from Busan
What does “쌔빠지게” mean?
like crazy, working your tail off
Example
“쌔빠지게 공부했는데 시험 망했다.”
ssaeppajige gongbuhaenneunde siheom manghaetda.
I studied like crazy and still bombed the test.
Good to know
Literally “till your tongue falls out” (쌔 = 혀, tongue). Earthy, but not a swear word.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: 아주 힘들게
Heard in a conversation
The wrong bus
Haneul 택시비 쪼매 아깝다. 내캉 같이 다음 거 보자, 어데?
A taxi's a bit of a waste. Watch the next one with me, how about it?
Dain 아이다, 표 벌써 샀다. 쌔빠지게 줄 섰는데.
No, I already bought the tickets. I queued like crazy for them.
Haneul 맞나… 욕봤다. 그라모 간다, 10분만 단디 기다리라.
Really… thanks for the effort. Then I'm coming, wait properly for ten minutes.
More from Busan
- 욕봤다thanks for your hard work
- 알바a part-time job
- 뱃일work on the boats (fishing, the port)
- 사장님boss (also how you call any shop owner)
- 회식a work dinner (with drinks)
- 퇴근leaving work, clocking off
- 출근going to work, clocking on
- 빡세다tough, demanding
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