뒷북
Korean
Etymology
뒤 (dwi, “back; late”) + ㅅ (s, genitive interfix) + 북 (buk, “drum”), literally "late drum"; usually used with 치다 (chida, “to beat”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɥit̚p͈uk̚] ~ [tɥip͈uk̚] ~ [tyt̚p͈uk̚] ~ [typ͈uk̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [뒫뿍/뒤뿍]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dwitbuk |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dwisbug |
| McCune–Reischauer? | twitpuk |
| Yale Romanization? | twis.puk |
Noun
뒷북 • (dwitbuk)
- doing or saying something after the fact; doing or saying something after the appropriate time for it has passed
- 뒷북인 거 아는데 축하한다.
- Dwitbugin geo aneunde chukhahanda.
- I know it's overdue, but congratulations.
- (Internet slang) reposting
Derived terms
- 뒷북치다 (dwitbukchida, “to do or say something after the appropriate time for it has passed”)
See also
- 소 잃고 외양간 고친다 (so ilko oeyanggan gochinda, “one fixes the cow barn after losing the cow”, proverb)