빤스런

Korean

Etymology

빤스 (ppanseu, “briefs, underpants”) + English run, supposedly from the 2011 Ganghwa Island shooting incident during which South Korean marines ran away in their underwear when they heard gunshots.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈a̠nsʰɯɾʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [빤스런]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppanseureon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppanseuleon
McCune–Reischauer?	ppansŭrŏn
Yale Romanization?	ppansulen

Noun

빤스런 • (ppanseureon)

1. (humorous, slang, neologism) a panicked, humiliating flight or escape, as if running away in one's underwear