"양아치" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Korean]

IPA: [ja̠ŋa̠t͡ɕʰi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yang'achi [romanization]
Etymology: Clipping of 동냥아치 (dongnyang'achi, “beggars”), itself from 동냥 (dongnyang, “begging”) + -아치 (-achi, “-er”). The term originally referred to teenage gangs that were prevalent in the past. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Clipping}} Clipping Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 양아치 • (yang'achi)
  1. (derogatory) thug, punk, bully, or anyone of poor morality Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-양아치-ko-noun-HI7OxhaD Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. (derogatory) beggar Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-양아치-ko-noun-DVr988Bw Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 깡패 (kkangpae), 일진 (iljin) Derived forms: 냥아치 (nyang'achi) (english: badly behaved cat)
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          "english": "Be careful, there are a lot of bike-stealing thugs in this area.",
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      "word": "일진"
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      "roman": "iljin",
      "word": "일진"
    }
  ],
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