Nuance Dictionary / Slang & Internet Culture
꾸러기 kku-reo-gi
An affectionate label for a child who is perpetually, charmingly troublesome.
What does 꾸러기 mean?
꾸러기 (kku-reo-gi) means: An affectionate label for a child who is perpetually, charmingly troublesome.
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How it's actually used
- 우리 아들, 오늘도 장난꾸러기처럼 뛰어노네!
u-ri a-deul, o-neul-do jang-nan-kku-reo-gi-cheo-reom ttwieo-no-ne!
My son, you're playing around like a little rascal again today!
💡 Highlights the use of the compound '장난꾸러기' (play-rascal) as a term of endearment. - 잠깐 한눈판 사이에 사고 친 거 봐, 정말 못 말리는 꾸러기라니까.
jam-kkan han-nun-pan sa-i-e sa-go chin geo bwa, jeong-mal mot mal-ri-neun kku-reo-gi-ra-ni-kka.
Look at the trouble they caused the second I looked away; what an unstoppable little mischief-maker.
💡 Shows how the word is used to express exasperated affection after a harmless mess. - 우리 집 꾸러기들, 이제 그만 자야지?
u-ri jip kku-reo-gi-deul, i-je geu-man ja-ya-ji?
My little rascals, isn't it time to go to sleep now?
💡 Demonstrates the plural usage when addressing multiple children with playful fatigue.
Related words in Slang & Internet Culture
꿀잼 kkul-jaem꿀팁 kkul-tip마라맛 ma-ra-mat만찢남 man-jjit-nam멘붕 men-bung