Emotion #042
우웩
우웩uwek
*bleh!* / Ew, gross
Impact ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ★★★☆☆
Common

우웩 (uwek)

*bleh!* / Ew, gross

What it means

The sound of gagging — or a dramatic 'ew' at something gross or cringey.

When you'll see it

In manhwa it shows up when someone tastes something awful or finds a bug in their food. In everyday Korean, though, it's used more as a joke than for real nausea. A friend delivers a super cheesy line — 우웩. A couple gets all lovey-dovey right in front of you — 우웩. It's basically a full-body "that's so cringe."

Where it shows up in manhwa

  • Tasting something horrible
  • Spotting a bug in the food
  • Reacting to a cheesy couple

Examples

  1. A: 이거 내가 개발한 민트초코 떡볶이야. 먹어 봐. B: …우웩. 이건 진짜 아니다.

    A: I invented mint-chocolate tteokbokki. Try it. B: …Bleh (우웩). This is a no.

  2. 친구가 오글거리는 멘트를 날려서 다 같이 우웩 했다.

    My friend dropped a super cheesy line and we all went "ew" (우웩).

  3. 상한 우유를 한 모금 마시자마자 우웩 하고 뱉었다.

    One sip of the spoiled milk and he gagged (우웩) and spat it out.

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