2찍

Korean

Etymology

From 2 +‎ -찍 (-jjik, “choice”). The 13th president of South Korea, Yoon seok-yeol, was the second option in the ballot papers of the 2022 presidential election.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ijjik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?i'jjig
McCune–Reischauer?itchik
Yale Romanization?i.ccik

Noun

2찍 • (ijjik) (hangeul 이찍)

  1. (neologism, derogatory) a Yoon Seok-Yeol voter in the 2022 South Korean presidential election
    설마 2찍 아니겠지?
    seolma 2jjik ani-get-ji?
    Surely you are not a Yoon supporter?
    (This is a quote from 2022 presidential candidate and Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong during his campaign for the 2024 legislative election. The quote was said to a restaurant diner, and was criticized for its derogatory nature, for which Lee apologized.)

Coordinate terms

  • 1찍 (iljjik, “supporters of the 2022 presidential candidate Lee Jae-myeong”)
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