조폭

gangster, gang member

t͡ɕ o̞ pʰ o̞ k̚
noun Rare #18,476
gangster, gang member Short for 조직 폭력배; colloquial and often refers to an organized-crime member.
KO: 그 사람은 조폭이 아니에요.
EN: That person isn't a gangster.

거물 조폭 이잖아!

He's a big-time gangster!

— 맥시멈 리스크 (1996)

조폭 막장 얘기에 반전만 넣지 메시지가 없어

It’s just a trashy gangster story with one twist after another—there’s no message.

— 불릿 트레인 (2022)

조폭 이었죠?

You were a gangster, right?

— Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)