갱치없다

Korean

Etymology

갱치 (gaengchi) +‎ 없다 (eopda, “to not have”). The first component could potentially be from a dialectal form of 경치(景致) (gyeongchi) meaning scenery or view. Hence, the literal meaning could plausibly be 'to lack scenery' or 'to lack a view', in a negative sense.

Adjective

갱치없다 • (gaengchieopda) (infinitive 갱치없어, sequential 갱치없으니)

1. (Jagang Pyongan) to be untidy, messy
   • 2011 March 18, 정유나 [jeong'yuna], “갱치없다????????? [gaengchieopda?????????]”, in 정유나 One Korea [jeong'yuna One Korea]‎^[1], 자강도 전천군 [jagangdo jeoncheon'gun]:

     너 왜이렇게 아이레 갱치가 없니.

     Neo waeireoke ai-re gaengchiga eomni.

     Why are you so untidy.

Usage notes

• While the adjective appears to also be commonly said as ‘갱치가 없다', speakers of the Pyongan dialect appear to view it as its own adjective in the form of '갱치없다'.

Synonyms

• 지저분하다 (jijeobunhada)