물타기
Meanings
Noun
1. bringing up an irrelevant topic or saying nonsense in order to distract from the facts or the original topic; (sometimes) whataboutism (idiomatic)
2. inciting people; attempting to sway public opinion or change the focus of public discourse through unethical means (by extension, derogatory)
3. scale trading (stock market)
Pronunciation
multagi
Examples3
이딴 시덥잖은 논리로 물타기하려 하지 마.
Stop trying to change the topic with this nonsensical logic.
연예인으로 물타기하네. 이런 물타기에 속지마라
She's trying to change the topic [by bringing up] this celebrity. Don't get fooled by trickery like this
'6.25 내전은 북한과 수정주의 사관 추종자들이 '북한의 침략 전쟁, 남침'을 물타기하기 위해 만들어낸 용어다.
The "June 25 Civil War" is a term invented by North Korea and the adherents of revisionist historiography to distract from [the fact that the Korean War] was an offensive war by North Korea, an invasion of the South.