빤스런

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Korean

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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빤스런 (ppanseureon)

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