Dokkaebi Mal
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Dokkaebi Mal(Korean:도깨비말) is a korean language game that is a subculture among korean teens.
History[edit]
Korean linguists date the phenomenon back to the 1950s,which was then called "bimileoneo(비밀언어)" that was popular among teens.[1]The word game was used to hide the content of the conversation from adults and has gained popularity after a member of a girlgroup used it on TV.[1]
Rules[edit]
The word game first starts with a leading consonant(choseong) and medial vowel(Jungseong) of a certain korean syllable and adds the same medial vowel and a trailing consonant(if it exists in that certain syllable to the consonant of the person's choice. Dokkaebi mal is mostly used as the name when this chosen consonant is ㅂ. [1]
Examples[edit]
the word 한글날(hangulnal, korean day) in Dokkaebi Mal choosing the consonant ㅂ would be 하반그블나발.[1]
Cases of usage[edit]
A woman in Busan avoided being sexually harassed by talking with a friend in Dokkaebi Mal[2]
Rerferences[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "[다가온 한글날, 현주소는 ①] 교실을 점령한 '도깨비말'…선생님만 '왕따'". Korea herald. 2016-10-07.
- ↑ "'도깨비 말'로 성추행 모면". Busanilbo. 2001-11-20.
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