덕새없다

Korean

Etymology

덕새 (deoksae) +‎ 없다 (eopda, “to not have, to lack”). Reported to be a word unique to the Jaegaseung communities of Northern Hamgyong.

Adjective

덕새없다 • (deoksaeeopda)

1. (Yukjin, Jaegaseung) to be immature, to lack common sense

Quotations

• “타동인과는 혼인안코 절대적배타주의 재가승부락 회령군 [tadong'in'gwaneun honinanko jeoldaejeokbaetajuui jaegaseungburak hoeryeonggun]”, in 동아일보 [dong'ailbo]‎^[1] (in Korean), 함경북도 회령군, 1936 January 1, retrieved January 26, 2022