헬창

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 헬스 (helseu, “health”) +‎ 창(娼) (chang, “escort”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [he̞ʎt͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [헬창]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	helchang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	helchang
McCune–Reischauer?	helch'ang
Yale Romanization?	heylchang

Noun

헬창 • (helchang)

1. (slang, neologism) musclehead, jock; a male obsessed with bodybuilding or do sport to show off

See also

• 헬린이 (hellini)