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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

뺑소니

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ppaengsoni

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hit-and-run/ˈhɪt.ənd.rʌn/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"경찰은 뺑소니 운전자를 쫓고 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An accident in which a motor vehicle driver hits someone or something and fails to stop and identify themselves.

    "The police are searching for the driver responsible for the fatal hit-and-run downtown last night."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Done quickly and stealthily, typically involving an immediate departure to avoid detection or capture.

    "The criminal gang carried out a hit-and-run robbery at the jewelry store before escaping on motorcycles."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the phrasal combination of 'hit' (Old English hyttan) and 'run' (Old English rinnan), originally used in sports and military tactics before being applied in legal terminology in the early 20th century to drivers who strike something and flee the scene.

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