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Korean idiom be utterly uninformed

소식이 깡통

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 소식이 깡통
  • 소식이 깡통

English rendering be utterly uninformed Literal translation: “one’s news is an empty can”

Meaning 1

소식을 전혀 모름을 속되게 이르는 말.

A coarse expression for knowing no news at all.

Dictionary example 1

누가 대통령이 되었는지도 모르다니, 소식이 깡통 이구나.

You do not even know who became president—you are completely out of the loop.

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“소식이 깡통” — be utterly uninformed: A coarse expression for knowing no news at all.
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