새끼

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Korean

Alternative forms

  • 삿기 (satgi)Early Modern

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 삿기〮 (Yale: sàskí).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saekki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sae'kki
McCune–Reischauer?saekki
Yale Romanization?say.kki

Noun

새끼 (saekki)

  1. young animal
  2. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) a contemptible person, usually male; a son of a bitch
    Synonyms: (nom), 개새끼 (gaesaekki)
  3. (vulgar, slang, especially by male speakers) bro, dude (any man)
    새끼 존나 잘생겼다jeo saekki jonna jalsaenggyeotdaThat dude is fucking hot
  4. (endearing, by grandparents of grandchildren) kid, child

Usage notes

When 새끼 occurs before an animal name, it has no derogatory sense:

새끼 원숭이saekki wonsung'ibaby monkey

When it occurs after an animal name, it has a vulgar, derogatory sense and is typically used to negatively compare a person to the animal:

원숭이 새끼wonsung'i saekki fucking monkey