Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Contracted from English full + 발기 (勃起, balgi, “erection”).

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Particularly: “from Japanese フル勃起?”

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pulbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pulbal
McCune–Reischauer?p'ulbal
Yale Romanization?phul.pal

Noun

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풀발 (pulbal)

  1. (vulgar, slang, neologism) full erection, hard-on
  2. (vulgar, slang, neologism) being very excited, angry, or agitated (not necessarily sexually)

Derived terms

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  • 풀발하다 (pulbalhada, “to be fully erect; to be excited or enthusiastic”)