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the coconut was named after a ghost demon!:
“[it] wants to resemble a nose placed between two round eyes, from where it throws the sprout, when it wants to be born; by reason of such figure, it was called by our [men] coco, name imposed by the women on anything they want to put fear to the children”

Coco (folklore) - Wikipedia

울고 웃고 그러면 똥구멍에 털이나온다.

“If you start laughing in the midst of crying, you will grow hair out of your butt. Small horns will also grow out of your butt. When horns and hair grow out of your butt, it has a bad connotation.”

Tears and Laughter Together Are Bad Luck | USC Digital Folklore Archives

“Overall, the moral of the saying is that you should choose which mood you are in – do not be bipolar or wishy-washy. Literally it is saying that you should either cry or laugh, don’t try to do both. It transcends this literal situation to imply that one shouldn’t desire to do everything in life.“