아싸

Korean

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?assa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?a'ssa
McCune–Reischauer?assa
Yale Romanization?a.ssa

Interjection

아싸 • (assa)

  1. (colloquial) yeah!, awesome!
Alternative forms
  • 앗싸 (atssa)

Etymology 2

Clipping of English outsider.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?assa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?a'ssa
McCune–Reischauer?assa
Yale Romanization?a.ssa
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 아싸의 / 아싸에 / 아싸까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

아싸 • (assa)

  1. (slang, often self-disparaging) loner, friendless person
    Antonym: 인싸 (inssa)
    아싸들은 같이 밥을 먹어 줄 사람이 없어서 혼밥한다.
    Assa-deur-eun gachi bab-eul meogeo jul saram-i eopseoseo honbap-handa.
    The loners eat by themselves because they have no one who will eat with them.
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