가운뎃손가락 (엿)

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What does "가운뎃손가락 (엿)" mean?

In Korean, "가운뎃손가락 (엿)" means "The finger — 'eat yeot,' Korea's fuck-you, with a local wrist-flick variant.". Literally it's "Middle finger raised — including the Korean variant flicked up from under the chin or wrist.". The global middle finger works at full strength in Korea, where it's tied to the curse "엿 먹어라" (yeot meogeora — "eat yeot"; the taffy curse has its own entry in insults, exam scandal included). Know the local variant: the finger flicked upward from under the chin or snapped up from the wrist, which reads identically and appears constantly in traffic. A 4 like everywhere — aimed at a person it's a challenge. One innocent-hazard note: Koreans sometimes use the middle finger unthinkingly to push glasses up or point at a phone screen, and comedians mine this; assume incompetence before aggression when you see a stray finger. Yours, however, will be read as fluent.

Is "가운뎃손가락 (엿)" offensive?

Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.

How do you pronounce "가운뎃손가락 (엿)"?

This one's a hand gesture — there's nothing to pronounce. Middle finger raised — including the Korean variant flicked up from under the chin or wrist..