포트트릭

Korean

Etymology

Blend of (po, four) +‎ 해트트릭 (haeteuteurik, hat trick).

This is the word that spread rapidly among South Korea media and fans when Son Heung-min, then playing for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., scored four goals in a single match against Southampton F.C. on September 20, 2020.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰo̞tʰɯtʰɯɾik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?poteuteurik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?poteuteulig
McCune–Reischauer?p'ot'ŭt'ŭrik
Yale Romanization?pho.thu.thulik

Noun

포트트릭 • (poteuteurik)

  1. (neologism, sports) haul (four goals scored by one player in a game)

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ 윤효용 [yunhyoyong] (20 September 2020), “[토트넘 사우샘프턴] '포트트릭' 손흥민, 한국인 한 경기 최다 득점 [[toteuneom sausaempeuteon] poteuteurik sonheungmin, han'gugin han gyeonggi choeda deukjeom]”, in 인터풋볼 [InterFootball]‎[1] (in Korean)