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칼퇴

kal-toe · literally “knife exit”

Clocking out exactly on time

오늘은 무조건 칼퇴할 거야.

I'm leaving right at six today, no matter what.

Where it comes from

칼같이 (sharp as a knife) + 퇴근 (leaving work).

More slang like this

  • 대박 dae-bak — Awesome / no way! (good or bad shock)
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  • 불금 bul-geum — Fire Friday — the night the week ignites
  • 치맥 chi-maek — Fried chicken with beer, the national combo
  • 인싸 in-ssa — A social butterfly, always in the middle of things
  • 아싸 a-ssa — A happy loner who skips the group stuff

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