뽀뽀

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈o̞p͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [뽀뽀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppoppo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppo'ppo
McCune–Reischauer?	ppoppo
Yale Romanization?	ppo.ppo

Noun

뽀뽀 • (ppoppo)

1. a kiss; smooch; peck (non-romantic)

   Synonyms: 키스 (kiseu, “romantic kiss”), 입맞춤 (immatchum)

   • (Can we date this quote?), “뽀뽀 (ppoppo) [A kiss]”, 함기찬 / 咸基燦 (Ham Gichan) (lyrics):

     아빠께도 뽀뽀
     엄마께도 뽀뽀
     우리 아빠 우리 엄마 제일 좋아

     appa-kke-do ppoppo
     eomma-kke-do ppoppo
     uri appa uri eomma jeil joa

     A kiss to daddy
     A kiss to mommy
     I love my mom and dad the best

Derived terms

• 뽀뽀하다 (ppoppohada)