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Pronunciation :

gganboo (gganbu)

Definition (meaning) :

a friend
friendship
alliance
relationship of friends

This word was usually used while kids play old-school games on the playground in 1970~80s. Kids with relation of 깐부 could play the game together in the same team. They could get more possibility to win the game.

This word is getting very popular thanks to Netflix Series — The squid game.

Someone claims that this word comes from an English word — combo. However, no one knows origin of this word exactly.

There are other variation of this word — 깜부(ggamboo), 깜보(ggambo) — as regions.

e.g. 우린 깐부잖아! (We are friends!)

Definition in Korean (뜻) :

동맹
친구
동반자
동반자 관계

이 단어는 70~80년대의 아이들이 운동장에서 놀이를 하면서 쓰던 단어다. 깐부를 맺은 친구끼리는 같은 편이 되어 게임을 하게 되며, 좀더 이길 확률이 높아지게 된다.
이 단어는 넷플릭스 시리즈 — 오징어 게임 — 덕분에 유명해 지고 있다.
이 단어가 영어단어 combo에서 유래하였다는 주장도 있으나 정확한 어원을 알수 없다.

지역에 따라 깜부와 깜보도 같은 의미로 사용된다.

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