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Modern Korean Slang & Expressions

농땡이 치다

nongttaengi chida

The concept

划水 (slacking off)

How Koreans say it

To goof off / slack while pretending to work. '농땡이 부리다' also works. Looking busy, doing nothing.

Examples

KoreanEnglish
오늘 일이 많은데 옆자리 동료는 계속 농땡이 치네.
oneul iri manheunde yeopjari dongnyoneun gyesok nongttaengi chine.
There's tons of work today but my deskmate just keeps slacking off.

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