What 똥 means
It means poop or feces in Korean. By itself, 똥 is a direct, low-register noun. Child-related talk can make that bluntness playful; aimed at someone, it can sound contemptuous.
In Worin seokbo, a Korean book from 1459, the word appears in its Middle Korean spelling ᄯᅩᇰ. A 2021 study of Korean texts describes older uses tied to dirtiness and low status, as well as contexts involving diagnosis, medicine, fuel, filial duty, and virtue. Its later materials contain fewer medicine and fuel references and more child-related objects and economic wordplay.
Someone sent me 똥—what does it imply?
It depends on the relationship and who it targets. A child-related joke can make the toilet word playful. Aimed at a person or used in a formal exchange, it can sound vulgar, dismissive, or insulting.
In compounds and proverbs, 똥 takes on figurative uses. 똥차 can mean a sanitation truck or a shabby old vehicle; 똥멍청이 calls someone foolish; and the proverb 똥 묻은 개가 겨 묻은 개 나무란다 criticizes a hypocrite who faults someone else while carrying a fault of their own.
How do I type 똥?
Use a Korean two-set keyboard and input method. Enter ㄸ, ㅗ, then ㅇ; the Korean input method combines them into one Hangul syllable.
Blunt, low-register Korean: playful in child-focused talk, vulgar or insulting when directed at someone.
Avoid sending it alone to a boss or unfamiliar senior; it can sound insulting.
What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsDon't confuse it with
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1Is it okay to send 똥 to my boss?
No. Treat it as blunt and potentially insulting unless your relationship already uses that kind of humor.
How to type 똥
똥\B625Codes and encoding1 code points
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