일코

Korean

Etymology

Short for 일반인 코스프레 (ilbanin koseupeure, “ordinary person cosplay”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɭkʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [일코]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ilko
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ilko
McCune–Reischauer?	ilk'o
Yale Romanization?	il.kho

Noun

일코 • (ilko)

1. (Internet slang, in subcultures) hiding the fact that one belongs to the subculture; pretending to be a normie in public; hiding one's power levels

Derived terms

• 일코하다 (ilkohada, “to hide the fact that one belongs to the subculture”)