WORDROW Korean Idioms 머리통에 털 나고
- Form listed in the dictionary: 머리통에 털 나고
- 머리통에 털 나고
English rendering since one was born Literal translation: “since hair grew on one’s skull”
Meaning 1
세상에 태어난 이후라는 뜻을 낮잡아 이르는 말.
A disparaging expression meaning since one came into the world.
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The Korean definition above includes the meaning of the dictionary entry it refers to.
‘머리에 털 나고’를 낮잡아 이르는 말.
Dictionary example 1
친구는 제주도에 머리통에 털 나고 처음 가 본다고 들떠 있었다.
My friend was excited because it was the first time in his whole damn life he had been to Jeju Island.
