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"GOSU"- what does it really mean?

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westvolk
Profile Joined November 2005
United States29 Posts
December 27 2005 22:06 GMT
#1
This is one of those words I find myself using without really knowing what it means. Of course I got a general idea, but today I looked it up to find out its real meaning. Google returned this:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gosu&page=1

There is a lot of bullshit on that site, but I wonder if someone here knows enough korean to know if that information in definition #5 or #7 is accurate.

PS> you gotta love definition #25 "like the German word 'chobo'" - yeah, right
ApollyoN
Profile Joined April 2003
United States1297 Posts
December 27 2005 22:08 GMT
#2
Literally translated it means 'high hand', but is used to call someone an expert.
StarN
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States2587 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-12-27 22:14:57
December 27 2005 22:14 GMT
#3
my korean cousin[more korean than me] tells me it's just korean for elite
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Noun
Profile Joined March 2005
United States1026 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-12-27 22:24:15
December 27 2005 22:17 GMT
#4
First of all, there're two meanings of the word "Su"
1. A move that is usually made in board games
2. Basically hands

and "Go" simply means, High

So, Gosu means "high move", or a move that can be made only by an expert.
I know that you guys all think "gosu" means "high hand" but it really means "high move"
westvolk
Profile Joined November 2005
United States29 Posts
December 27 2005 22:22 GMT
#5
On December 28 2005 07:17 wu wrote:
I know that you guys all think "gosu" means "high hand" but it really means "high move"


Thanks wu. And that makes more sense, too - at least from my perspective. It's our actions that define us, not our intentions*.

* "hand" interpreted as signal or intention.

Wow, deep stuff.
Programmer
Profile Joined February 2004
Canada250 Posts
December 27 2005 22:33 GMT
#6
The word comes from the Mandarin Chinese term "gao shou" (高手), which also literally means high hand. A gao shou is someone with a large amount of skill.
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36375 Posts
December 27 2005 22:38 GMT
#7
programmer is right on with the chinese term

not sure if that's where the korean word originated from, probably means something similar
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Night[Mare
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Mexico4793 Posts
December 27 2005 22:38 GMT
#8
i like more the def. #1 =)
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OzMiTa
Profile Joined January 2004
Spain95 Posts
December 27 2005 22:39 GMT
#9
God of the Starcraft Universe, according to Wikipedia.org
Unforgiven_ve
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Venezuela1232 Posts
December 27 2005 22:42 GMT
#10
1st Definition

A sub-human who sacrifices his or her social and sex life in exchange for ungodly Starcraft or Warcraft abilities. There have been actual cases where many 'gosu' players had starved to death because of playing Starcraft for too long.

Gosu: "Hahahaha! I can make 82973 zerglings before you can even send your SCVs to the minerals! I'm the best! I FEAR NOTHING!"
You: "...except natural light."


loool!!!
:)
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-12-27 22:59:21
December 27 2005 22:59 GMT
#11
On December 28 2005 07:17 wu wrote:
First of all, there're two meanings of the word "Su"
1. A move that is usually made in board games
2. Basically hands

and "Go" simply means, High

So, Gosu means "high move", or a move that can be made only by an expert.
I know that you guys all think "gosu" means "high hand" but it really means "high move"
so su is move eh? sounds about right
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
December 27 2005 23:11 GMT
#12
On December 28 2005 07:22 westvolk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 28 2005 07:17 wu wrote:
I know that you guys all think "gosu" means "high hand" but it really means "high move"


Thanks wu. And that makes more sense, too - at least from my perspective. It's our actions that define us, not our intentions*.

* "hand" interpreted as signal or intention.

Wow, deep stuff.
I disagree. Intentions define more htan actions.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
zrucrem
Profile Joined September 2005
Afghanistan425 Posts
December 27 2005 23:22 GMT
#13
get your facts straight

im korean

gosu = experienced
chobo = inexperienced
:D?!
dronebabo
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
10866 Posts
December 28 2005 01:15 GMT
#14
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SoMuchBetter
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia10606 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-12-28 01:30:18
December 28 2005 01:26 GMT
#15
gosu in korean
gao shou in chinese
jouzu in japanese
the vietnamese is also very similar but i cant remember it off the top of my head.

the kanji for the japanese version literally translates as high hand as well

On December 28 2005 07:17 wu wrote:
First of all, there're two meanings of the word "Su"
1. A move that is usually made in board games
2. Basically hands

and "Go" simply means, High

So, Gosu means "high move", or a move that can be made only by an expert.
I know that you guys all think "gosu" means "high hand" but it really means "high move"


the hand is symbolic of work, so when you think about it, translating gosu as high hand makes perfect sense
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westvolk
Profile Joined November 2005
United States29 Posts
December 28 2005 01:45 GMT
#16
So literally it means "high hand". It encapsulates great skill, expertly conduct, may be even "commanding respect"?

If I would try to translate it as one word, I guess the only english translation would have to be "elite", right?
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