Korean abbreviations · 5

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• 이생망isaengmangThis life is a lost causeAn abbreviation expressing self-deprecating resignation that this life is ruined and the future is unlikely to improve.
• 자컨jakeonIn-house idol contentVideos about idols' daily lives, reality shows, and entertainment produced by the K-pop agency itself.
• 자만추jamanchuPreferring to meet someone naturallyPreferring romantic connections that develop naturally in everyday life rather than through arranged meetings such as blind dates.
• 자소서jasoseoA personal statementAn abbreviation of 자기소개서, meaning a written self-introduction or personal statement.
• 절친jeolchinA close friendAn abbreviation referring to a very close friend.
• 저메추jeomechuDinner recommendations, pleaseA request for suggestions about what to eat for dinner.
• 점메추jeommechuLunch recommendations, pleaseA request for suggestions about what to eat for lunch.
• 정모jeongmoA regular group meetupAn abbreviation for a regularly scheduled gathering, such as a club meetup.
• 직캠jikcamA fan-recorded performance videoShort for 직접 찍은 캠코더 영상, referring to footage someone records themselves at a performance or similar event.
• 직구jikguBuying directly from overseasBuying foreign products directly from an overseas online store and receiving them through international shipping.
• 직관jikgwanWatching live in personWatching a game or performance at the venue in person.
• 지못미jimotmiSorry I couldn't protect youAn expression of regret toward someone or something you could not help or that experienced something unfortunate.
• 짠테크jjantechBuilding savings through small economiesA money-management approach that cuts expenses and steadily saves small amounts to build a larger sum.
• 찐팬jjinfanA devoted fan or loyal customerA true fan. It can also refer to a customer who repeatedly and consistently uses a product or service.
• 중도jungdoThe central university libraryA campus abbreviation of 중앙도서관, meaning the central library.
• 중꺾마jungkkyeokmaA spirit that won't give upA mindset of persisting through difficulties and seeing something through to the end.
• 주린이juriniA beginner stock investorSomeone who has just started investing in stocks.
• 캠린이kaemniniA camping beginnerSomeone who has just started camping.
• 캡꾸kaepkkuDecorating keycapsAdding decorative parts to keyboard keycaps. The cited article describes making keycap key rings.
• 카공족kagongjokPeople who study in cafesPeople who use cafes as places to study.
• 칼퇴kaltoeLeaving work right on timeLeaving work as soon as the scheduled finishing time arrives.
• 케바케kebakeCase by caseAn expression meaning that the answer depends on the situation, abbreviated from the English phrase “case by case.”
• 크더싼keudeossanCheaper on KREAMA label for a product that sells for less on the resale platform KREAM than at its original retail price.
• 깜놀kkamnolThat startled me!An expression meaning that something gave you a sudden surprise.

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