[Newsmaker] What is ‘daengdaengi?’ Government’s use of Hangeul slang stirs controversy

[The Korea Herald Lim Jae-seong] (전략) A survey of 1,000 South Koreans by Hankook Research in 2020 shows how prevalent this type of wordplay is among younger Koreans. About 63 percent of those between 18 and 29 answered that they have used Yaminjeongeum and 34 percent of those in their 30s answered the same in the survey. 

The Korean language institute was not the only government branch that used manipulated words. Korea Tourism Organization, a subordinate of South Korea’s cultural ministry, used the word "Daengdaeng trip" in its promotion for travel programs with pet dogs.(후략)

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