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ppalli-ppalli

빨리빨리PAHL-lee PAHL-lee[ˈp͈alːi p͈alːi]

quickly, quickly — hurry up

Closest in English: hurry, rush, quickly. None of them covers it.

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The story

Ppalli means quickly, and said twice it has become a name for the pace of modern Korea, from lift doors closed before anyone steps out to food delivered within minutes. Koreans say it with pride and exasperation in equal measure. English says chop-chop.

How it went in the game

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  1. Which language is it from?Korean
  2. Who says it most?A boss before a deadline
  3. Where would you hear it?A lift where someone taps 'close' twice
  4. What does it mean?Come on, get a move on

How it went

One of the easier words so far.

Round two, speaker, was where most points went.

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