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TOPIK 5noun

갑질

gapjil [갑찔]

갑질이 · 갑질을

abuse of power over subordinates, high-handed treatment by someone in a superior position

Example

손님의 갑질 때문에 직원들이 많이 힘들어해요.

The staff are having a hard time because of customers who treat them like dirt.

Word parts

갑 party A

갑 is 'party A' (the stronger side) in contracts, plus -질, a suffix for disapproved actions.

Good to know

-질 often marks a disapproved action, as in 도둑질 (stealing) and 갑질.