먹사

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 먹다 (meokda, “to eat”) +‎ 목사(牧師) (moksa, “(Protestant) pastor; minister”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meoksa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meogsa
McCune–Reischauer?mŏksa
Yale Romanization?mek.sa

Noun

먹사 • (meoksa)

  1. (slang, derogatory, religious slur) corrupt Protestant pastor (especially right-wing Evangelicals)

See also

  • 개독교 (gaedokgyo, derogatory term for Protestantism)
  • 땡중 (ttaengjung, “corrupt Buddhist monk”)
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