빤스런

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Korean

Etymology

빤스 (ppanseu, “briefs, underpants”) + English run, supposedly from the 2011 Ganghwa Island shooting incident during which South Korean marines ran away in their underwear when they heard gunshots.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppanseureon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppanseuleon
McCune–Reischauer?ppansŭrŏn
Yale Romanization?ppansulen

Noun

빤스런 (ppanseureon)

  1. (humorous, slang, neologism) a panicked, humiliating flight or escape, as if running away in one's underwear