Korean slang & trends · 4

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• 핫딜hot dealA very low-priced offerAn overseas-shopping term for a product offered at an especially low price.
• 휴먼인더루프human in the loopHuman judgment in an AI workflowA process in which a person participates and exercises judgment in work handled by AI.
• 이불킥ibulkikCringing at your own memoriesRemembering something embarrassing you said or did and wanting to kick the blankets in embarrassment.
• 이건 첫 번째 레슨igeon cheot beonjjae lessonThis is the first lessonA meme framing a small resolution or piece of advice as a grand lesson.
• 읽지 않음 난 모르는 일ilkji aneum nan moreuneun ilIf I don't read it, I don't know about itAn avoidance meme that plays innocent by suggesting that unread information is something you know nothing about.
• 인증샷injeungsyatA photo as proofA photo taken and posted online to show that a claim or action is real.
• 인생샷insaengsyatOne of your best-ever photosA photo of you that turns out exceptionally well—one of the best of your life.
• 이탈리안 브레인롯Italian brainrotItalian brainrotAn absurd video meme pairing strange AI-generated characters with unusual names and voices.
• 장원영OOJang Wonyoung OOAdding “Jang Wonyoung” as praiseA wordplay pattern that adds Jang Wonyoung's name before something attractive or well-made as a compliment.
• 젬민이JemminiSomeone who asks Gemini about everythingA lighthearted term for someone who leaves even small decisions to the AI service Gemini.
• 전라남도 여수시 소라면 사곡리 산94Jeollanam-do Yeosu-si Sora-myeon Sagok-ri san 94Sending an address as a heartA meme that indirectly expresses affection by sending an address that reveals a heart-shaped island on a map.
• 정주행jeongjuhaengWatching or reading from the beginningGoing through a series, such as a drama or webtoon, in order from the first episode or installment.
• 저속노화jeosok nohwaHealthy aging through everyday habitsA term for trying to age slowly and healthily by managing habits such as diet, sleep, and exercise.
• 지옥철jiokcheolA hellishly crowded subwayA figurative expression for a subway so crowded there is barely room to stand.
• 집콕jipkokStaying at homeStaying inside your home.
• 지름신jireumsinThe imaginary spirit of impulse buyingAn imaginary deity said to make people buy things impulsively, as in the expression “the spirit of impulse buying has descended.”
• 짤jjalAn image shared onlineAn image file circulated online, especially a funny photo or an animated image.
• 찐친jjinchinA truly close friendA friend you are genuinely close to, rather than someone you only seem close to.
• 족보jokboA collection of past exam questionsA university term for materials collecting questions that appeared on earlier exams.
• 조용한 퇴사joyonghan toesaQuiet quittingStaying in a job while working only within its defined duties and hours and declining overtime.
• 커터칼퇴keoteo kaltoeLeaving as early as office expectations allowLeaving work as early as possible while gauging others' reactions, even when leaving exactly on time is not possible.
• 킹받다kingbatdaReally getting on your nervesAn expression for feeling very annoyed or angry, formed by adding the emphatic 킹 to 열받다.
• 꼰대kkondaeA condescending authority figureA disparaging term for someone who acts authoritatively and imposes their own experiences or values on others.
• 꿀잼kkuljaemReally entertainingAn expression meaning that something is very fun or entertaining.

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