영포자

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 영어 포기자 (英語 抛棄者, yeong'eo pogija).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋpʰo̞d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [영포자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongpoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongpoja
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngp'oja
Yale Romanization?	yengphoca

Noun

영포자 • (yeongpoja) (hanja 英抛者)

1. (neologism, slang) someone who has given up on studying English (especially in school)

   나는 영포자라서 그 사람이 무슨 말을 하는지 못 알아듣겠어.

   na-neun yeongpojaraseo geu saram-i museun mar-eul haneunji mot aradeutgesseo.

   I can't understand what the person is saying because I gave up on studying English.

See also

• 수포자 (數抛者, supoja)
• 과포자 (科抛者, gwapoja)