Korean Culture & Customs

얼죽아

eoljuga

Iced Americano lovers

얼죽아 abbreviates 얼어 죽어도 아이스 아메리카노 ('iced Americano even if I freeze to death'). It's a playful slogan for Koreans who drink iced coffee year-round, even in deep winter, reflecting a strong national fondness for cold Americano.

Examples

Korean	English
겨울인데도 얼죽아라서 아이스로 주세요. gyeourindedo eoljugaraseo aiseuro juseyo.	Even though it's winter, I'm an iced-coffee diehard, so make it iced.

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