가슴주머니

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 가슴 (gaseum, “chest, breast”) +‎ 주머니 (jumeoni, “pocket”). The anime meaning is a calque of Japanese 乳袋 (chichibukuro).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠sʰɯmd͡ʑumʌ̹ni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [가슴주머니]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaseumjumeoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaseumjumeoni
McCune–Reischauer?kasŭmjumŏni
Yale Romanization?kasumcwumeni

Noun

가슴주머니 • (gaseumjumeoni)

  1. breast pocket
  2. an anime style in which a female character's clothing clings unnaturally to her breasts, outlining them
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