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Korean idiom Feign aloof ignorance

새침을 떼다 [따다] Possible alternative: “따다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 새침을 떼다[따다]
  • 새침을 떼다
  • 새침을 따다 Unverified form

English rendering Feign aloof ignorance Literal translation: “Put on [take up] coy aloofness”

Meaning 1

쌀쌀맞게 자기가 하고도 아니 한 체, 알고도 모르는 체 하다.

Coldly pretend not to have done what one did or not to know what one knows

Dictionary example 1

알면서 모르는 척 새침을 떼고 있자니 마음이 영 찜찜하다.

Feigning ignorance when I know makes me feel thoroughly uneasy.

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“새침을 떼다” — Feign aloof ignorance: Coldly pretend not to have done what one did or not to know what one knows
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