Nuance Dictionary / Daily Discomfort
출출하다 chul-chul-ha-da
Feeling slightly hungry, usually late at night, needing a snack
What does 출출하다 mean?
출출하다 (chul-chul-ha-da) means: Feeling slightly hungry, usually late at night, needing a snack.
You aren't starving. You didn't miss dinner. It's 11 PM, you are watching Netflix, and your stomach gives a tiny rumble indicating it requires precisely one bowl of instant ramen. That specific 11 PM hunger is '출출하다'.
How it's actually used
- 저녁을 먹었는데도 밤이 되니까 출출하네.
jeo-nyeog-eul meog-eot-neun-de-do bam-i doe-ni-kka chul-chul-ha-ne.
Even though I ate dinner, I'm feeling a bit peckish now that it's nighttime.
💡 Used when you want a light late-night snack. - 입이 출출한데 냉장고에 먹을 거 뭐 없나?
ib-i chul-chul-han-de naeng-jang-go-e meog-eul geo mwo eop-na?
I'm feeling a bit hungry, is there anything to eat in the fridge?
💡 '입이 출출하다' is a very common idiomatic variation. - 저녁을 먹었는데도 밤이 되니까 속이 살짝 출출하네.
jeonyeog-eul meogeonneundedo bam-i doenikka sog-i saljjak chulchulhane.
I had dinner, but now that it's night, my stomach feels a bit peckish.
💡 Used when craving a light snack between meals or late at night.
Related words in Daily Discomfort
따분하다 tta-bun-ha-da지루하다 ji-ru-ha-da찌뿌둥하다 jji-ppu-dung-ha-da뻐근하다 ppeo-geun-ha-da