삐딱하다
ppi-ttak-ha-da · literally “Slanted / tilted”
♪ From the song 삐딱하게 (“Crooked”) by G-Dragon, 2013
Situation: Your Korean partner snaps 왜 이렇게 삐딱해? during an argument, and you ask AI what it means.
✕ What AI tells you
Translates it as 'Why are you so tilted?' and suggests it's about how you're sitting.
Why it fails: 삐딱하다 is physically slanted, but about people it means having a twisted, defiant or cynical attitude — taking everything the wrong way on purpose. G-Dragon's 2013 song 삐딱하게 (English title 'Crooked') uses the word.
✓ How it's used
About objects: tilted. About a person or how they talk: defiant, cynical, contrary.
말을 왜 그렇게 삐딱하게 해?
ma-reul wae geu-reo-ke ppi-ttak-ha-ge hae
'Why are you talking so snarkily?' — complaint in an argument
모자를 삐딱하게 썼어요.
mo-ja-reul ppi-ttak-ha-ge sseo-sseo-yo
'I wore my hat tilted' — the physical meaning
너무 삐딱하게 보지 마.
neo-mu ppi-ttak-ha-ge bo-ji ma
'Don't look at it so cynically'
Cultural nuance, in depth
Teachers and parents often use 삐딱하다 about teenagers. Calling an adult 삐딱하다 is a criticism of their attitude, so avoid it with seniors. A gentler way to raise it is 오늘 기분 안 좋아요? (Are you in a bad mood today?).
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