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TOPIK 6noun

졸작

joljak [졸짝]

졸작이 · 졸작을

poor work; my humble work

Example

졸작이지만 끝까지 읽어 주셔서 감사합니다.

It's a humble effort, but thank you for reading it to the end.

Word parts

졸 clumsy작 work

Literally 'clumsy work.'

Good to know

Writers humbly call their own work 졸작; saying it about someone else's work is a harsh insult.