씹다

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 십다 (Yale: sipta).

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씹다 • (ssipda) (infinitive 씹어, sequential 씹으니)

1. (transitive) to chew, to chew on

   이가 없는 노인은 씹을 수 없다.

   i-ga eomneun noin-eun ssibeul su eopda.

   An old person without teeth cannot chew.

2. (figurative, transitive) to chew on, to ruminate on
3. (figurative, transitive) to wallow in (something negative)

   고독을 씹으며 살았다.

   godog-eul ssibeumyeo saratda.

   I lived wallowing in solitude.

4. (slang, transitive) to shit-talk, to speak badly of

   왜 니네들이 뒤에서 날 씹냐?

   wae nine-deur-i dwi-eseo nal ssimnya?

   Why are you shit-talking me behind my back?

5. (slang, transitive) to ignore, to ghost

   전 남친한테서 연락 오길래 그냥 씹었어.

   jeon namchinhanteseo yeollak ogillae geunyang ssibeosseo.

   My ex-boyfriend contacted me, so I just ghosted him.

• (general)
  • 감씹다 (gamssipda, “to chew deliciously”)
  • 곱씹다 (gopssipda, “to chew continuously; to ruminate for a long time”)
  • 내씹다 (naessipda, “to chew angrily; to talk angrily”)
  • 되씹다 (doessipda, “to chew again; to reflect”)
  • 헛씹다 (heotssipda, “to make chewing motions without food”)
• (from "ignore" sense)
  • 읽씹 (ikssip, “leaving a text or message on read, and not reply”)
  • 안읽씹 (anikssip, “intentionally leaving a text or message on unread”)