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Korean
Etymology
뜬금 (tteun'geum, nominal element in 뜬금없다 (tteun'geumeopda, “to be unexpected, to catch one off guard”)) + 포(捕) (po).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | tteun'geumpo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tteungeumpo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ttŭn'gŭmp'o |
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| Yale Romanization? | ttunkumpho |
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Noun
뜬금포 • (tteun'geumpo)
- (baseball jargon) an unexpected home run
- (Internet slang, especially adverbial with 로 (ro)) something unexpected, something that catches one off guard
손님이 뜬금포로 자기 인생 얘기를 하길래 어쩔 줄 몰랐어.- sonnim-i tteun'geumporo jagi insaeng yaegi-reul hagillae eojjeol jul mollasseo.
- The customer all of a sudden started telling me the story of their life, so I had no idea what to do.