뺑뺑이
Meanings
Noun
1. a multicolored wheel spun around and hit with darts to select something randomly
2. lottery, lot, something chosen randomly (by extension)
3. merry-go-round (colloquial)
4. spinning around, spinning in circles (colloquial)
5. a form of physical punishment or abuse in which one is forced to run in circles (colloquial)
6. a long series of exhausting tasks (slang, figurative, figuratively)
7. a type of peasant dance involving marching in circles
Pronunciation
ppaengppaeng'i
Examples3
학교는 뺑뺑이로 갔다.
I went to a randomly selected school.
선배들이 운동장 뺑뺑이를 시켰다.
The upperclassmen forced them to run in circles around the field.
엄마가 학원 뺑뺑이를 돌린다.
Mom makes me go to an endless series of cram schools.