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seoulmate
What does 식겁하다 mean?
I tried to search it in the dictionary but I didn’t find any details about it.
(1) Is it slang or just a standard Korean word?
(2) Can you use it in formal situations?
2020년 5월 15일 오전 8:06
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식겁하다 = freaked out
Its not a slang :)
Korean people like saying “ to eat the fear “ = 겁 먹다
In the same way, 식겁하다 means the same meaning
Anyway, you can take the meaning as scared in the English way
And you cannot use it in any formal situations :)
The word is too casual basically
2020년 5월 15일
감사합니다 ^^
2020년 5월 15일
(1) It is not a slang. It is consisted of Hanja (Chinese character), 식(eat/have) 겁(frightened) 식겁하다 is like 겁을 먹다. 식겁하다 means that you are surprised and frightened.
(2) yes.
2020년 5월 15일
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seoulmate
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