고무신

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Etymology

고무 (gomu, rubber) +‎ (sin, shoe). The colloquial sense is supposedly connected to the idiom.

고무신 (gomusin)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gomusin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomusin
McCune–Reischauer?komusin
Yale Romanization?komusin

Noun

고무신 (gomusin)

  1. rubber slippers
  2. (slang) a woman whose boyfriend has been conscripted into the army
    Synonym: 곰신 (gomsin, contraction)

Derived terms