🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

압축 뚫어뻥

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ap-chuk ttur-eo-ppong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Plumber's helper/ˈplʌm.ərz ˈhɛl.pər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"변기가 막혔을 때 뚫어뻥을 사용하세요."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A common hand tool used for clearing clogged drains and pipes, consisting of a rubber suction cup attached to a long wooden or plastic handle.

    "He used a plumber's helper to quickly clear the blocked kitchen sink."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the occupational noun 'plumber' (from Latin plumbum, meaning 'lead', referring to lead pipes) combined with the descriptive noun 'helper'. Originally a colloquial North American term coined in the mid-20th century to describe the common rubber suction cup tool used domestically to clear blocked drains, likening its utility to that of an assistant.

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