Ohnoooo! (interj): What skaters yell when the ice breaks
Korean sports fans have been up in arms since last month's controversial ruling that gave Apolo Anton Ohno a short track skating gold medal over Kim Dong-sung. That outrage has added a wealth of slang to the Korean language. Here are some translations:Ohnolike (adjective): dishonest or deceitful
Ohno (verb) 1: to overact
Ohnoism ( noun): a mass movement to fight injustice, usually carried out through an e-mail campaign
Ohnophobia (noun): the fear of being elbowed
Ohnofy (verb): to become a con artist
Ohno game (noun): a contest in which the result is predetermined
Ohnogeori (noun): judo jargon to describe a move in which one fighter topples his opponent by tripping him with a swift motion (geori means to trip)
Ohno look (noun) 1: the appearance effected when a person wears a yellow cap and a goatee
a bandage on Ohno's leg (idiom) 1: an extremely exaggerated situation
A gold medal on Ohno's neck (idiom): an absurd or incompatible combination
Dongsungish (adjective): to have a humble or virtuous disposition
by Inēs Cho
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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