Dokkaebi Mal

Dokkaebi Mal(Korean:도깨비말) is a korean language game that is a subculture among korean teens.

History

Korean linguists date the phenomenon back to the 1950s,which was then called "bimileoneo(비밀언어)" that was popular among teens.[1]The word game was used to hide the content of the conversation from adults and has gained popularity after a member of a girlgroup used it on TV.[1]

Rules

The word game first starts with a leading consonant(choseong) and medial vowel(Jungseong) of a certain korean syllable and adds the same medial vowel and a trailing consonant(if it exists in that certain syllable to the consonant of the person's choice. Dokkaebi mal is mostly used as the name when this chosen consonant is ㅂ. [1]

Examples

the word 한글날(hangulnal, korean day) in Dokkaebi Mal choosing the consonant ㅂ would be 하반그블나발.[1]

Cases of usage

A woman in Busan avoided being sexually harassed by talking with a friend in Dokkaebi Mal[2]

Rerferences
  1. "[다가온 한글날, 현주소는 ①] 교실을 점령한 '도깨비말'…선생님만 '왕따'". Korea herald. 2016-10-07.
  2. "'도깨비 말'로 성추행 모면". Busanilbo. 2001-11-20.
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