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Swear words in North Korea

Shares the South Korea list ยท Korean

Same language as South Korea. Swearing in public there is not advised.

The 10 most-used swear words in North Korea, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. People in North Korea mostly swear the way they do in South Korea, so this is that list. Tap โ€œHear itโ€ to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

Top 10, mildest last
  1. 1
    ssibal์”จ๋ฐœ SHEE-balF***.
    Nuclear
  2. 2
    gaesaekki๊ฐœ์ƒˆ๋ผ GEH-seh-keeSon of a dog.
    Very rude
  3. 3
    michin-nom๋ฏธ์นœ๋†ˆ mee-CHIN-nomCrazy bastard.
    Rude
  4. 4
    jiral์ง€๋ž„ jee-RALBullshit; raising hell.
    Rude
  5. 5
    jonna์กด๋‚˜ JON-naF***ing (intensifier).
    Rude
  6. 6
    gaesori๊ฐœ์†Œ๋ฆฌ GEH-so-reeDog noise. Bullshit.
    Mild
  7. 7
    dakchyeo๋‹ฅ์ณ DAK-chyuhShut up.
    Mild
  8. 8
    kkeojyeo๊บผ์ ธ KKUH-jyuhGet lost.
    Mild
  9. 9
    yeot meogeo์—ฟ ๋จน์–ด YUT muh-guhEat taffy. Screw you.
    Mild
  10. 10
    jenjang์  ์žฅ JEN-jangDamn.
    Grandma-safe
Rudeness: 1 Grandma-safe ยท 2 Mild ยท 3 Rude ยท 4 Very rude ยท 5 NuclearTap a red bar to reveal one word.

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