아줌마

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middle-aged woman (informal)

아줌마 — middle-aged woman (informal)

ajumma: sounds like a jumbo ma — the no-nonsense auntie of the block

Informal form of 아주머니 (ajumeoni), originally a term for an aunt-like female relative. The -ma ending echoes ma/mom, so read it as auntie-ma. Casual and can sound blunt; 아주머니 is the politer choice.

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