gosu

Consider the Korean term gosu, meaning “master,” or “expert of the highest level,” often in the context of martial arts.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Consider the Korean term gosu, meaning “master,” or “expert of the highest level,” often in the context of martial arts.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

harajuku is a much more diverse area– indeed, some of these boys and girls would balk at the idea that frilly dressed victorian look-alikes such as gosu rori gothic lolitas have in any way anything to do with the visual types, b-boys or dandy-esque ura-hara types

Harajuku fashion 2005

And a gosu at a trade fair hyping a financial service product: “Energy zhànghù zhànghù free at Shanghai Yínháng, if youmen register with online jnglĭ.”

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

If Korean were the language in which gaoshou were “last substantially transformed,” we would expect the adopted concept to be closer to the one gosu carries in Korean.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Perhaps gosu will come to refer to any “expert” one encounters in virtual reality.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Having already become familiar to some speakers of English, gosu could be diffused to more, and eventually become a standard word in Global English.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Might the gaming community be the portal through which gosu enters other spheres of English?

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

As it happens, Korean-speakers in the multiplayer gaming community have used gosu to designate a player of exceptional skill.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Might the gaming community be the portal through which gosu enters other spheres of English?

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010