겉멋

Korean

Etymology

겉- (geot-, “exterior”) +‎ 멋 (meot, “fashion, good style”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonmeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geotmeos
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnmŏt
Yale Romanization?kethmes

Noun

겉멋 • (geonmeot)

  1. pretension, pretentiousness
    겉멋이 들다 ― geonmeos-i deulda ― to be pretentious
    겉멋을 부리다 ― geonmeos-eul burida ― to act pretentiously
    등장인물이 겉멋이 들어서 비호감이다.
    Deungjang'inmur-i geonmeos-i deureoseo bihogam-ida.
    The character is unlikable because they are pretentious.
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