회식
hoesik
After-work team dinner and drinking gathering
nounIntermediate Lowk-dramacultureworkplace
Example Sentence
오늘 회식이 있어요.
Oneul hoesik-i isseoyo.
"There is a company dinner today."
Usage Note
A staple of Korean office life and K-dramas. A mandatory-feeling team dinner, usually involving multiple rounds of food and alcohol. Increasingly criticized by younger Korean workers.
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