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TOPIK 5adjective

헤프다

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헤퍼요 · 헤펐어요 · 헤픈 (+noun) (ㅡ drops)

wasteful, extravagant (with money); too free with smiles or words

Example

그는 돈 씀씀이가 헤퍼서 늘 월말에 돈이 없어요.

He's so free with his money that he's always broke at the end of the month.

Good to know

웃음이 헤프다 just means 'smiles a lot', but calling a person 헤프다 implies promiscuity and is offensive.