[KS] word origins

[Dennis Lee]

Dave:

I had always assumed it was imported from the Japanese "fight-o!" which is
used in the same context. I never fail to hear it at Japanese sporting
events.

In English, when you have have a fight about to happen, chants of "fight!
fight! fight!" from a gathering crowd are not uncommon. I'm purely
speculating, but perhaps through some medium (most likely a movie) it
crunched through the Japanese linguistic apparatus and then passed over to
Korea. In any case, I am also curious about its origin.

Happy Holidays!
Dennis Lee




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David C. Kang" <David.C.Kang at Dartmouth.EDU>
To: <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:49 AM
Subject: [KS] word origins


hi everyone:

Following on the scholarly discussion about "hanunim/etc.," I'd like
to post a less scholarly question.

During the holidays my family was talking about the origins of the
Korean cheer "fighting!"
I assume this is somehow an outgrowth of the 8th army -- but does
anybody really know how this came to be used in Korea?

-Dave