~ Do you want to learn what the kids are really saying? All the Korean they will never teach you in class?

~ Do you want to finally master Korean, understand the inside jokes, the slang and the insults?

~ Be able to throw back some soju with your friends and know when to take abuse and when to give it?

If so, get 'street' with:

As much as a Rat's Tail – The Insider's guide to KOREAN SLANG, INVECTIVE & EUPHEMISM

An irreverent look at Language within Culture

Do you want to finally master Korean through witty expressions, fun dialogue, a solid command of slang, and some kickass culture tips? Learn the fun way, then impress your friends, win arguments with your soon-to-be ex, or understand Korean pop culture, without having to rub shoulders the totally-tattooed gangpae (mob guy) at the bathhouse or the local room salon.

Korean is rich with the dynamic linguistic expressions and freshly coined language. A Rat's Tail dives into the intricacies of modern Korean slang introducing the hip, hot, spicy and sexual, the irreverent and inspiring, the cultural, crass and comical.

This is the Korean not covered in the language books, full of color and infused with philosophy. With A Rat's Tailin hand, you can impress others with your verbal acumen as you complement their fashion sense, dish out dirty words, or text up a storm, while you gain insight into the mind and culture of the Korean people.

Get the lingo on:

expressions so necessary they're like rice

~ a little something on the side

~ stuff to say (and do) while drinking

~ spicy language and swearing

~ something sexy to say

~what they say in the halls, not the classroom!

~Konglish & more

Get the Straight Scoop - with explanations of uncommon words and unusual usage.

Culturally Speaking - get the skinny on how Koreans think, speak or act.

Plus how to pick up, break up, make up, or get down and dirty.

Find out who's abusing you and how to talk about someone behind their back.

This book is the bomb! Great bathroom reading!Find out who's abusing you and how to talk about someone behind their back.

Reviews

"This book is the bomb!"-Mr. Kim

"A must read for Koreans and foreigners alike!" -Mr. Park

"Shockingly fun!" -Mr. Lee

"​Great bathroom reading!" -another Mr. Lee

www.badasskorean.com (go there if you dare)

Author Bios

Peter N. Liptak lives and writes in Seoul, Korea. An avid traveler and poet, Peter draws on Korea's people, language and culture as a source of inspiration, linguistic and otherwise. Keen on dialect and borrowed words in language, Peter did his MA in Korean Studies at Yonsei University.

Siwoo Lee - A young philosopher who studied international management at KyungHee University, Siwoo has taken a profound interest in the symbolism of language, combined with his fascination with foreign tongues and his sophisticated command of slang, has led him to delve into the world of A Rat's Tail.

ㄱ THE AMAZINGLY MUTABLE TRANSGENDER GIUK

간지난다; 갈구다; 갑이다; 강추; 강남스타일; 개기다; 개드립; 겁나게; 고고씽; 고딩(초딩, 중딩, 대딩, 직딩); 고춧가루 뿌리다; 골때린다; 골초 or 꼴초; 공주병; 구라까다; 구리다; 귀차니즘; 까리하다; 까다; 깔(따구); 꺄 or 꺅; 깝치다; 깡(다구); (확)깬다; 꺼져; 꽝이다; 꼬라지; 꼬라지 나다; 꼬붕; 꼬지다; 꼴았다; 꼴통; 꼽사리 끼다; 꿀벅지; 꼽살리다

ㄴ THE ANNOYINGLY NASAL NIUN

나발불다; 나비; 나이롱 환자; 나와바리; 낙동강 오리알; 낙하산; 낚다; 네똥 굵다; 날라리; 넨장맞을; 노가다; 노가리 까다; 눈깔이 삐었다; 눈탱이가 밤탱이 되다; 농땡이

ㄷ DIGUT'S DEPTH REVEALED

대가리; 대략난감; 대박이다; 돌아가시겠다; 돌싱; 돌직구; 돗대; 됐거든(요); 된장녀; 뒤땅까다; 뒷북치다; 따 (왕따, 은따, 전따); 따가리; 따먹다; 딱지 떼다; 땡땡이 치다; 땡잡다; 띠껍다

ㄹ RIUL'S ABSENCE IS A MYSTERY

ㅁ TWO LIPS MEET TO...