Korean edit

Etymology edit

Blend of 홍준표 (Hong-junpyo, Hong Joon-pyo) +‎ 발정(發情) (baljeong, rut; sexual stimulation), from a 1972 incident in which Hong was apparently involved in a housemate's attempt to use a stimulant drug for pigs as a date rape drug, which became widely publicized when he ran for president in 2017.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Hongbaljeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hongbaljeong
McCune–Reischauer?Hongbalchŏng
Yale Romanization?hongpalqceng

Proper noun edit

홍발정 (Hongbaljeong)

  1. (derogatory, neologism) Hong Joon-pyo, South Korean politician [from c. 2017]