덤 deom

What does 덤 mean?

덤 (deom) means: An unbilled extra portion or token gift added by a merchant to cement human warmth and secure loyalty.

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How it's actually used

• 파인애플 샀더니 사장님이 덤으로 딸기 몇 개 더 주셨어.
  pa-in-ae-peul sat-deon-i sa-jang-nim-i deom-euro ttal-gi myeot gae deo ju-syeot-eo.
  I bought pineapples and the owner threw in a few extra strawberries as deom.
  💡 Reveals how deom is spontaneously gifted at the moment of transaction to delight the buyer.
• 인생은 원래 계산대로 안 되는 법이야, 눈물은 덤이고.
  in-saeng-eun won-rae gye-san-dae-ro an doe-neun beob-i-ya, nun-mul-eun deom-i-go.
  Life never goes according to math anyway, and tears are just a bonus.
  💡 Shows how deom extends metaphorically to anything unexpected—usually emotional—that comes bundled with the package.
• 하나 사면 하나는 덤! 이런 건 놓치면 안 되지.
  hana sa-myeon ha-na-neun deom! i-reon geon noch-i-myeon an doe-ji.
  Buy one, get one deom! You can't miss deals like this.
  💡 Demonstrates how modern advertising co-opts the warm folk-term to soften the corporate feel of 'BOGO' sales.

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