Korean Slang 유행어
A post that we planned to upload a lot more earlier. Enjoy😊💕
✎갑분싸/갑분띠
갑분싸: 갑자기 분위기 싸해졌다
갑분띠: 갑자기 분위기 띠용
Both of these expressions basically mean the atmosphere/mood is (suddenly) ruined.
❥Vocab:
갑자기- Suddenly
분위기-Mood/Atmosphere
싸해지다- to turn cold
띠용 - Sound expression (Ding, or wide eyes)
✎TMI(Too Much Information)
Basically means Too much Information. It's used when someone talks too much about unneeded information. (I hear this a lot because I talk about random history stuff so much Lol)
✎존버:
*존X =It's a curse but commonly used. If there's 존~ It means 'very' strongly.
for example, 존버 is 존X 버티다 which means enduring, standing your ground for a long time. (Kind of a game term when you stay in the game for a long time, like hiding. You may see this term a lot in games like battleground)
❥버티다: To endure, to stand your ground
✎주작:
a different, stronger (more hostile) form of "조작". It's used when someone lies, or hides a truth or forges the truth. Its origins lie in Starcraft.
❥조작하다: To forge, manipulate
❥조작: Forgery, manipulation
✎JMT (=존맛탱)
존X +맛+탱 (Jon-Mat-Taeng)
it means it's very delicious.
❥맛: flavor, taste
❥맛있다: delicious
✎띵작/커엽다/댕댕이/댕청
띵작 looks like 명작. So this means 명작 (A masterpiece) This way of writing is common in slang like '커엽다'=귀엽다, '댕댕이'=멍멍이, and '댕청' =멍청.
❥명작-A masterpiece.
❥귀엽다 - cute
❥멍멍이 -puppy
❥멍청하다 - stupid
✎인싸 / 아싸:
인싸 =Insider
아싸 =Outsider
Basically 인싸 means a popular person with many friends while 아싸 means an 'outsider'.
✎극혐(=극히 혐오스럽다)
It means very gross. To further amplify the meaning you put '개' infront of it to make 개극혐. (Which means very, very gross) Usually '개' is considered not a very polited term and considered a curse word. When it comes in front of a word like 개싫다 (Very hate (it)) or 개같다 (It sucks) It's considered a curse word or not polite. however when used independently 개 means a dog.
❥혐오스럽다: disgusting.
❥혐오: Detestability, disgust, hatred
❥극히:greatly, extremely
❥싫다: To dislike
❥~같다: Like (similar to) ~
❥개: Dog
✎꿀잼:
꿀+재미있다
It means very fun.
❥꿀: Honey
❥재미있다: Fun, interesting
✎존잘 / 존예:
존X+ 잘생겼다/예쁘다
Means very handsome / Very pretty
❥잘생기다: Handsome
❥예쁘다: Pretty
✎문찐(문화 찐따)
It means someone who fails to follow the trend. Directly translated as 'Culture loser'. 찐따 means a loser.
❥문화:culture
❥찐따: Loser
✎현타 (=현실 자각 타임)
It means to kind of "Becoming aware of reality". For example, after finding out your test scores you could say to a friend,
"나 현타 왔다." meaning you realized reality.
❥현실: reality
❥자각: Self consciousness, awakening
❥타임 =Time
✎소확행 (=소소하지만 확실한 행복)
It means small but certain happiness.
❥소소하다: Small, trivial
❥확실하다: Certain
❥행복: happiness
✎팩폭 (=팩트 폭력)
It means pointing out facts to someone which sort of hurts them. For example, telling a friend that failed this test "You failed pretty bad on this test" is a 팩폭.
❥팩트 = fact
❥폭력: abuse
✎시강 (=시선 강탈)
It means something that catches your eye. For example, if your friend is wearing super flashy clothes today you might say "너 옷 완전 시강이다."
❥시선: glance/gaze
❥강탈: stealing, robbery
That's it for today! They're so much slang/shortened words Koreans use so we couldn't put them all on the list, but we'll make a part 2 quickly!
Since I'm kind of a 문찐 I had to consult all my friends to finish this one XD
-Admin Sun