Nuance Dictionary / Tangled & Untangled States
부스스 bu-seu-seu
Messy, frizzy, and disheveled, usually describing hair right after waking up
What does 부스스 mean?
부스스 (bu-seu-seu) means: Messy, frizzy, and disheveled, usually describing hair right after waking up.
The universal K-Drama look of the protagonist waking up completely unkempt.
How it's actually used
- 그는 잠에서 덜 깬 부스스한 모습으로 문을 열어 주었다.
geuneun jameseo deol kkaen buseuseuhan moseubeuro mureul yeoreo jueotda.
He opened the door looking messy and still half-asleep.
💡 Can describe a disheveled appearance overall upon waking. - 아침에 일어나 거울을 보니 머리가 부스스했다.
achime ireona georeul boni meoriga buseuseuhaetda.
I woke up in the morning and looked in the mirror, and my hair was all frizzy and unkempt.
💡 Describes messy morning hair. - 아침에 일어나 거울을 보니까 머리가 부스스해서 폭탄 맞은 줄 알았어.
achime ireona georureul bonikka meoriga bususeuhaeseo poktan majeun jul arasseo.
I looked in the mirror after waking up this morning and my hair was so messy I thought a bomb hit it.
💡 Used jokingly about one's own messy morning hair.
Related words in Tangled & Untangled States
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