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Gagnam Style 

Embarassing, badly performed, nonsens, overconfident, laughable, funny in a corny way, so bad it cannot be made parody of, a bad idea, a failed attempt at something, something that makes you uncomfortable or nauseous but is hard to look away from, something that has its value in the humour of the attempt, funny because of poor results.

The expression is based on a video with the same name performed by the Korean artist PSY. The pop artist did all choreography (fake 'horse-riding' etc), music, lyrics etc himself rendering the end result an Internet laughing hit and is by many categorized as one of those rare things too bad in itself to mock by making adaptations or parody of, hence making it an Internet phenomenon. The song in the video is a catchy pop song, helping the phenomenon to spread. The expression has nothing to do with the Gagnam District of Seoul, South Korea, but just with the questionable result of the pop artists attempt to do everything in regards to his video.
"Jenny, never ever do that again. That was just too gagnam style to be fun and now my eyes hurt."

"Did you see Johnnys first commercial at advertising school? It was SO gagnam style... Hope he gets better."

"I know, I know, I should have seen my limitations and not tried to both Build it and Configure it myself, but at least it was pretty Gagnamn Style.. Right?"
Gagnam Style by StixandStonez September 23, 2012

Gangnam Beauty 

(Originated from one of South Korea's most developed cities, Gangnam. Currently housing about 36% of S. Korea's plastic surgery clinics, Gangnam is one of the most influential areas in S. Korea in terms of amount of surgeries preformed per year.)

1. Someone who has gone through plastic surgeries in order to enhance the way they look.

2. Someone who has become addicted to plastic surgeries to the extent that they look unnatural and/or fake.
"I heard she had her whole face redesigned. She's become a real Gangnam beauty."
Gangnam Beauty by araecase September 15, 2018

gangnam beauty 

a gangnam beauty is mainly a woman who gets so much plastic surgery that it’s very noticeable. they usually just get the surgery in their facial visual area, but bodies of women can also be called a gangnam beauty.
Person 1: Did you see that girl’s face?
Person 2: Totally, she’s such a gangnam beauty.

Person 1: She’s still pretty though..
gangnam beauty by maialovesjoji March 31, 2019

Gangnam Raped 

The involuntary, often forceful, hearing/viewing of a viral song/dance/video that had until that point been deliberately avoided.
Person 1: I avoided the Harlem Shake for weeks, then I accidentally saw a flash mob in the cafeteria.

Person 2: Well, I guess you were Gangnam Raped again.
Gangnam Raped by waldostoevsky February 11, 2013

gangnamming 

The act of dressing up nice to get away with yelling at woman's butts.
The other day I was just trying to shoo all the geese away from the park and there was a yoga class nearby. It must have looked like I was gangnamming to passer-bys.
gangnamming by aaron-like-rodgers October 20, 2012
One who isn't afraid to express their inner feelings for Korea and dance to Gangnam-style in public for their own pleasure.
Yesterday, Phill expressed his feelings for Korea by way of dance at the dinner table. What a Gangnamer.
Gangnamer by ThatGaroesGuy September 9, 2012