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TOPIK 4noun

몰래카메라

mollaekamera

몰래카메라가 · 몰래카메라를

hidden camera prank; hidden camera

Example

생일에 친구들이 몰래카메라를 해서 깜짝 놀랐어요.

My friends pulled a hidden camera prank on my birthday, and I was really surprised.

Word parts

몰래 'secretly' + 카메라 'camera'.

Good to know

Often shortened to 몰카. Careful: 몰카 also means an illegal spy camera used to film people without consent, a serious crime in Korea.