Gukppong
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() is a derogatory Korean word that is used to pejoratively describe a Southern Korean nationalist. The word is often used to call out nationalists who are overly patriotic and attract negative attention towards Korea.
== Etymology == The word is made up of the Korean word "guk" (), which means country, and "ppong" () which is believed to have originated from the word "philopon" , which is a Japanese slang for the drug methamphetamine. As a result, the word literally means "intoxicated with nationalism".
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