구라

Korean

Etymology

Often seen as a borrowing from Japanese 晦(くら)ます (kuramasu, “to darken; to deceive”, transitive), but no clear evidence exists.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuɾa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [구라]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gura
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gula
McCune–Reischauer?	kura
Yale Romanization?	kwula

Noun

구라 • (gura)

1. (vulgar, slang) bullshit; lie

   구라 치지 마. ― Gura chiji ma. ― Stop bullshitting.

   구라밖에 모르는 놈 ― gura-bakke moreuneun nom ― an asshole who only knows how to bullshit

2. (vulgar, slang) story; tale; anecdote

   Synonym: (more common among young people) 썰 (sseol)

Derived terms

• 구라쟁이 (gurajaeng'i, “bullshitter”)