아저씨 (ajeossi)

What it means

1. 1.

   A middle-aged man, and the usual way to address a taxi driver or a delivery man. Says plainly that the speaker considers him past youth.

   Men in their thirties dislike it intensely. Younger speakers often hedge with 삼촌 ('uncle') to avoid the sting.

Examples with translations

• 아저씨, 여기서 세워 주세요.

  Could you pull over here, please?

  Note: To a taxi driver — entirely standard.

• 나 아직 아저씨 아니야.

  I'm not middle-aged yet, thanks.

Other forms

Romanised as:

ajeossi