hagwon

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A private school in South Korea that’s way tougher than a public school. Kids go there to get drilled by teachers who think they’re gods. It’s not just for English, it’s for everything, and parents are crazy about it.

My cousin failed math at hagwon because the teacher screamed at him for 10 minutes.

I went to hagwon and my brain feels like it's been fried.

My sister's hagwon teacher is so strict, she once gave a student a pop quiz during lunch.

by Slangipedia 3d ago

A place in South Korea where kids get their brains beaten into submission. It’s basically a torture chamber for students who want to be smart, but don’t know how to handle stress.

My brother went to hagwon and came out with a headache and a bad attitude.

My friend’s hagwon teacher yelled at her for forgetting her homework.

I heard the hagwon teacher at my cousin’s school once said, 'If you don’t pass, you’re dead!'

by Slangipedia 3d ago