뜬금포

뜬금포

Korean

Etymology

뜬금 (tteun-geum, nominal element in 뜬금없다 (tteun-geumeopda, “to be unexpected, to catch one off guard”)) +‎ 포(捕) (po).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ɯnɡɯmpʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangeul: [뜬금포]

Revised Romanization? tteun-geumpo Revised Romanization (translit.)? tteungeumpo McCune–Reischauer? ttŭn'gŭmp'o Yale Romanization? ttunkumpho

Noun

뜬금포 • (tteun-geumpo)

1. (baseball jargon) an unexpected home run
2. (Internet slang, especially adverbial with 로 (ro)) something unexpected, something that catches one off guard

   손님이 뜬금포로 자기 인생 얘기를 하길래 어쩔 줄 몰랐어.

   Sonnimi tteun-geumporo jagi insaeng yaegireul hagillae eojjeol jul mollasseo.

   The customer all of a sudden started telling me the story of their life, so I had no idea what to do.