컨셉

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Korean

Etymology

From English concept.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?keonsep
Revised Romanization (translit.)?keonseb
McCune–Reischauer?k'ŏnsep
Yale Romanization?khenseyp

Noun

컨셉 (keonsep)

  1. concept (general idea of a thing)
    Synonym: 개념(槪念) (gaenyeom)
  2. (slang) an artificial identity, personality or mannerism that one adopts before other people
    오늘 무슨 컨셉이야? (e.g. of an outfit)
    oneul museun keonseb-iya?
    What are you dressed as?
    말투 컨셉이야.
    Gyae maltu-neun gyang keonseb-iya.
    His way of speaking is just being fake.

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