Nuance Dictionary / Social Situations
시시콜콜 si-si-kol-kol
The compulsive, minute-by-minute relaying of petty personal details and low-stakes gossip that nobody asked for.
What does 시시콜콜 mean?
시시콜콜 (si-si-kol-kol) means: The compulsive, minute-by-minute relaying of petty personal details and low-stakes gossip that nobody asked for.
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How it's actually used
- 남의 연애사에 왜 그렇게 시시콜콜 캐물어?
nam-ui yeon-ae-sa-e wae geureoh-ge si-si-kol-kol kae-mur-eo?
Why are you digging so deep into other people's dating lives with all these tiny details?
💡 Shows how the word attaches to intrusive questioning about useless trivia. - 우리 팀장은 사생활까지 시시콜콜 다 알려고 해서 피곤해.
u-ri tim-jang-eun sa-saenghwal-kka-ji si-si-kol-kol da al-ryeo-go hae-seo pi-gon-hae.
My team leader is exhausting because he tries to know every single trivial detail of our private lives.
💡 Captures the workplace annoyance of an over-involved boss. - 시시콜콜한 이야기 좀 그만해, 궁금하지도 않아.
si-si-kol-kol-han i-yagi jom geu-man-hae, gung-geum-ha-ji-do an-ha.
Stop rambling on about all these petty little details, I don't even care.
💡 Demonstrates the outright dismissal of unnecessary over-sharing.
Related words in Social Situations
싱겁다 sing-geop-da손에 땀을 쥐다 Son-e ttam-eul jwida손이 크다 soni keuda숨이 차다 Sum-i chada숨이 턱 막히다 sumi teok makhida