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고고씽

go-go-ssing

get a move on; get crackin’; let’s go

What does 고고씽 mean?

get a move on; get crackin’; let’s go.

 

Ssing comes from the Korean ssing ssing (씽씽), an onomatopoeic word to describe a speeding vehicle. This is combined with the English word “go,” repeated twice, to urge friends to speed. Mainly used on the internet and in text messaging to relate the need for speed and somewhat similar to “go go go,” “we’ve got to hustle,” “pick up the pace,” “let’s haul ass!” or “bust a move.”

 

 

씽은, 빠른 자동차를 묘사하는 의성어 씽씽으로부터 유래하였다. 이것이 영어 단어 go를 두 번 반복한 것과 결합되어 친구에게 무언가를 재촉하는 경우에 쓰이고있다.

 

From the original card

From the Korean ssing ssing for a speeding vehicle and combined with the English "go" to urge someone to speed. Similar to the English "we've got to hustle."

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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고고씽 — get a move on; get crackin’; let’s go; original illustrated Korean slang flashcard
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See it in conversation

Read the original Korean dialogue alongside its published English version.

기말고사2

WonDong: 드디어 시험이 끝났구나! 넌 뭐할거야?
DongWon: 술이나 빨러 고고씽해야지. 같이 가자!
WonDong: 그래, 넌 답을 알고 있었어. 그럼 넌 A받는거야. A는 ‘Alcohol’이라는 뜻이지. 고고씽하자!

Finals

원동:  Finally, the test is over! What do you want to do?
동원:  I’d better gogossing to suck down a drink.
Let’s go together.
근혜:  Ah, you knew the answer. You get an ‘A’ for Alcohol. Let’s gogossing.

Get the Straight Scoop with explanations of uncommon words and unusual usage.

빨러 [bbal-leo] literally “to lick or to suck down.” This slang used often among young people for drinking alcohol, smoking up, or taking drugs (getting high).