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오지라퍼 ojirapeo
An over-involved colleague who micro-manages tasks and pries into personal matters that have zero to do with them.
What does 오지라퍼 mean?
오지라퍼 (ojirapeo) means: An over-involved colleague who micro-manages tasks and pries into personal matters that have zero to do with them.
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How it's actually used
- 김 대리는 회사 일에 왜 이렇게 오지라퍼처럼 나서지?
gim dae-rineun hoesa ir-e wae ireoke ojirapeocheoreom naseoji?
Why does Assistant Manager Kim always insert himself into company matters like an absolute busybody?
💡 Reveals how the noun is weaponized with '처럼' to critique a peer's exhausting habit of over-involvement. - 내 자리 주변에 오지라퍼가 앉아서 미치겠어.
nae jari jubyeon-e ojirapeoga an-aseo michigesseo.
I'm losing my mind because there's an over-involved busybody sitting right next to my desk.
💡 Captures the physical dread of being trapped within earshot of an office meddler. - 남 일에 그만 좀 신경 써, 오지라퍼야.
nam ir-e geuman jom singyeong sseo, ojirapeoya.
Stop worrying about other people's business, you total busybody.
💡 Shows the direct, confrontational use of the term when calling someone out to their face.
Related words in Slang & Internet Culture
오조오억 ojo-ogeok폼 미쳤다 pom-mi-cheot-da라떼는 rat-tae-neun럭키비키 reok-ki-bi-ki사이다 sa-i-da