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game; joke

Noun

  1. 1

    game; joke

    Something that children do for fun or to kill time.

    Korean definition: 아이들이 재미로 하거나 심심풀이로 하는 짓.

    • Seunggyu is a friend I played pranks and games with as a child, so we're very close.

    • The kids were playing a game of splashing water on each other's clothes and got soaked.

  2. 2

    fun; joke

    Something that one does or says for fun without any purpose.

    Korean definition: 목적 없이 재미로 하는 일이나 말.

    • A comic I drew just for fun out of boredom became popular, and I became a cartoonist.

    • He took my saying I had a girlfriend as a joke and didn't believe it.

  3. 3

    trick

    A mean thing that one does to make fun of someone else.

    Korean definition: 남을 놀리려고 하는 못된 짓.

    • Even after becoming a university student, he played such nasty tricks that he often made girls cry.

    • In high school, I once made a prank call to my homeroom teacher's house, got caught, and was scolded.