Daily Busan
K-Words You Need to Know ② Eong-Ddeu (엉뜨)
A must-have winter item for Korean drivers is seat warmers, affectionately called "eong-ddeu."
Eong-ddeu, meaning "warm butt," also refers to an internet meme about Busan's relatively mild winter climate. Internet users depict the city's warmth with the phrase, "The tiger turns on eong-ddeu to protect its butt." This remark plays on Korea's geography, as the peninsula resembles a tiger facing left, with Busan located at its "butt."