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TOPIK 6adverb

허겁지겁

heogeopjigeop [허겁찌겁]

허겁지겁 먹다 · 허겁지겁 달려가다

hurriedly, in a frantic rush; greedily (eating)

Example

너무 배가 고파서 밥을 허겁지겁 먹었어요.

I was so hungry that I wolfed down my food.

Good to know

Very often with eating: 허겁지겁 먹다 = to wolf down food.