먹사

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 먹다 (meokda, “to eat”) +‎ 목사(牧師) (moksa, “(Protestant) pastor; minister”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ks͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [먹싸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meoksa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meogsa
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏksa
Yale Romanization?	mek.sa

Noun

먹사 • (meoksa)

1. (slang, derogatory) corrupt Protestant pastor (especially right-wing Evangelicals)

See also

• 개독교 (gaedokgyo, derogatory term for Protestantism)
• 땡중 (ttaengjung, “corrupt Buddhist monk”)