Sex Sells · KOREAN SLANG
간지난다
gan-ji-nan-da
to look cool, fierce or snazzy; off the hook
What does 간지난다 mean?
to look cool, fierce or snazzy; off the hook.
Literally “off the rack,” but closer to the English slang expression “off the hook.” Ganji (간지) is Jeju dialectic for hoidae (횃대), which means a coat hanger or clothes rack, and is used here to represent a person with a good sense of style as if a voguish sample on a mannequin or a clothes rack. (Ganji may also come from the Japanese word for feeling, as in to make a favorable impression.)
제주도의 방언에서 유래한 것으로 생각된다. 제주도에서는 이 간지라는 단어가 ‘횃대’를 의미했다. 이 횃대는 옷걸이를 의미하는데 옷태가 잘 나거나, 옷입는 스타일에 감각이 있 는 사람을 보고 이 말을 쓴다.(또한 간지는 느낌을 의미하는 일본어로부터 유래되어졌다 고 추측되기도 한다.)
From the original card
Literally "off the rack," but closer to the English expression "off the hook," it comes from the Jeju dialectic for "a clothes rack" or the Japanese for "a good vibe" and refers to a person with a good sense of style.
From the published Badass Korean archive. Slang depends on the relationship and setting; historical explanations and origin stories have not been newly reviewed. Some cards include profanity, insults, or sexual language.
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간지난 놈 |
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| SoYoon | 너 간지난다! 오늘 어디 가? |
| JiYoon | 하하 오늘 입사면접이 있어서 신경 좀 썼어. |
| SoYoon | 잠깐만! 그 옷들 어디서 났어? |
| JiYoon | 네 침실 안 옷걸이에 걸려 있었어. 왜, 너 이거 안 입잖아? |
| SoYoon | 내 옷걸이에? 음, 그럼 나도 그 옷 입으면 간지나겠다. |
| JiYoon | 내 옷걸이에? 음, 그럼 나도 그 옷 입으면 간지나겠다. |
Off the Hook |
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| 소윤 | Wow, you look ganjinanda. You going somewhere today? | |
| 지윤 | Ha, ha, my interview’s today so I put some effort into it. | |
| 소윤 | Wait a minute! Where did you get those clothes? | |
| 지윤 | Off the hook in your bedroom. Why? You weren’t using them. | |
| 소윤 | Off my hook? Well, I guess that makes me ganjinanda too. | |
| 지윤 | That’s “off the hook!” |
