겉멋

Korean

Etymology

겉 (geot, “outside, exterior”) +‎ 멋 (meot, “fashion, good style”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹nmʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [건먿]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geonmeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geotmeos
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏnmŏt
Yale Romanization?	kethmes

Noun

겉멋 • (geonmeot)

1. pretension, pretentiousness

   겉멋이 들다 ― geonmeos-i deulda ― to be pretentious

   겉멋을 부리다 ― geonmeos-eul burida ― to act pretentiously

   등장인물이 겉멋이 들어서 비호감이다.

   Deungjang'inmur-i geonmeos-i deureoseo bihogam-ida.

   The character is unlikable because they are pretentious.