Korean slang & trends · 45
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- 주접 댓글jujeop daetgeulA comment expressing affection for someone or something through exaggerated praise or inventive wordplay.A comment expressing affection for someone or something through exaggerated praise or inventive wordplay.
- 줄대박juldaebakA string of major successesA succession of major successes.
- 줄줄이족juljulijokPeople with trailing hair decorationsA popular expression of the time for people wearing long, thread-like decorations in their hair.
- 줌 바밍jum bamingOnline attacks targeting people using the video-meeting service Zoom.Online attacks targeting people using the video-meeting service Zoom.
- 줌 피로jum piroStress and fatigue caused by frequent video meetings or video calls.Stress and fatigue caused by frequent video meetings or video calls.
- 주말 창업jumal changeopWeekend entrepreneurship beside a jobStarting or running a separate business on weekends while keeping a weekday job.
- 주말족jumaljokWeekend leisure enthusiastsPeople who enjoy weekends through travel, hobbies, and similar activities.
- 주머jumeoA nickname for a member of Generation Z familiar with the internet and digital environments.A nickname for a member of Generation Z familiar with the internet and digital environments.
- 줌마테이너jummateineoA married woman active in entertainment using her performing talents.A married woman active in entertainment using her performing talents.
- 주무기jumugiMain strength or toolA metaphor for the main means or tool used to accomplish something.
- 중고폰족junggoponjokUsed-phone reusersPeople who reuse a previously used handset rather than buy a new mobile phone.
- 중년 덕후jungnyeon deokhuA middle-aged person with deep affection for or expert knowledge of a particular field.A middle-aged person with deep affection for or expert knowledge of a particular field.
- 중립팬jungrippaenA fan who enjoys things impartially without favoring a particular team or person.A fan who enjoys things impartially without favoring a particular team or person.
- 좌절 세대jwajeol sedaeA generation that feels anxious about its future because of unemployment, poverty, and similar problems.A generation that feels anxious about its future because of unemployment, poverty, and similar problems.
- 줴줴이야jwejweiyaA self-deprecating exclamation after losing a game or when things do not go as planned.A self-deprecating exclamation after losing a game or when things do not go as planned.
- 줘도 못 먹나jwodo mot meoknaSatire about failing to carry out reformSatire of the time expressing frustration that the institution responsible cannot properly push through a reform plan prepared by another agency.
- 카브보드kabeubodeuA downhill carving board sportA sport and its equipment involving riding a wheeled board downhill with the feel of snowboarding or surfing.
- 캐치캐치kaechikaechiA short-video dance challenge copying signature choreography to a song by Choi Yena.A short-video dance challenge copying signature choreography to a song by Choi Yena.
- 캠크닉kaemkeunikA light outdoor leisure activity combining camping and picnicking.A light outdoor leisure activity combining camping and picnicking.
- 캠퍼스더블라이프족kaempeoseudeobeulraipeujokStudents combining studies and businessUniversity students who combine their studies with starting or running a business.
- 캠핑홀릭kaempingholrikBeing deeply into campingA tendency to love camping and be deeply absorbed in it.
- 캠스토랑kaemseutorangA restaurant decorated like a campsite to create a camping atmosphere.A restaurant decorated like a campsite to create a camping atmosphere.
- 캔들족kaendeuljokPeople who enjoy a slow, quiet lifePeople who enjoy living slowly and quietly.
- 캔슬 컬처kaenseul keolcheoA culture of publicly criticizing people for words or actions considered problematic and withdrawing support or cutting ties.A culture of publicly criticizing people for words or actions considered problematic and withdrawing support or cutting ties.
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