Korean slang & trends · 60
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- 난리자베스nallijabeseuWhat a commotion!A playful exclamation used when something is especially surprising or chaotic.
- 날씨 보험nalssi boheomWeather insuranceInsurance compensating for losses caused by weather.
- 난 대학 시절 묵찌빠를 전공했단 사실nan daehak sijeol mukjjippareul jeongonghaetdan sasilA meme introducing something one likes by replacing the subject of a college major in lyrics from an opera performance.A meme introducing something one likes by replacing the subject of a college major in lyrics from an opera performance.
- 난 언니, 난 동생nan eonni nan dongsaengA short skit challenge with back-and-forth lines exaggerating the relationship between an older sister and a younger sibling.A short skit challenge with back-and-forth lines exaggerating the relationship between an older sister and a younger sibling.
- 나나랜드nanaraendeuOne’s own world built around personal standards and tastes without being swayed by others’ judgments.One’s own world built around personal standards and tastes without being swayed by others’ judgments.
- 나는요, 완전히 붕괴됐어요naneunyo wanjeonhi bunggoedwaesseoyoA phrase saying one’s feelings or state have completely collapsed, introduced as a meme adapting a line from ‘헤어질 결심’ (Decision to Leave).A phrase saying one’s feelings or state have completely collapsed, introduced as a meme adapting a line from ‘헤어질 결심’ (Decision to Leave).
- 나니가 스키nani ga sukiWhat do you like?A song-and-challenge meme in which people copy a question and answer about what someone likes.
- 나노사회nanosahoeA society with weakened community ties and increasingly fragmented individual tastes and relationships.A society with weakened community ties and increasingly fragmented individual tastes and relationships.
- 납치광고napchigwanggoOnline advertising that forces users onto unwanted advertising screens or makes leaving difficult.Online advertising that forces users onto unwanted advertising screens or makes leaving difficult.
- 나핑족napingjokPeople who enjoy camping at night.People who enjoy camping at night.
- 나포츠족napocheujokPeople who enjoy exercise or sports at night.People who enjoy exercise or sports at night.
- 나락narakA figurative expression comparing a sharp worsening of reputation or circumstances to falling to the bottom.A figurative expression comparing a sharp worsening of reputation or circumstances to falling to the bottom.
- 나로서기naroseogiLiving as oneself by finding one's inner values rather than depending on other things.Living as oneself by finding one's inner values rather than depending on other things.
- 나루토 챌린지naruto chaellinjiA short-video activity involving fluid dancing and foot movements to 일소강호.A short-video activity involving fluid dancing and foot movements to 일소강호.
- 나심비nasimbiA consumption tendency to accept high prices for one’s own psychological satisfaction.A consumption tendency to accept high prices for one’s own psychological satisfaction.
- 낯설렘natseolremExcitement and fluttering anticipation from unfamiliar places or new experiences.Excitement and fluttering anticipation from unfamiliar places or new experiences.
- 나야 들기름naya deulgireumA catchphrase from a cooking-show line that gives perilla oil a human voice to emphasize its presence.A catchphrase from a cooking-show line that gives perilla oil a human voice to emphasize its presence.
- N차 신상Ncha sinsangA consumer phenomenon of treating secondhand goods traded multiple times like new products.A consumer phenomenon of treating secondhand goods traded multiple times like new products.
- 네버 코비드족nebeo kobideujokA news expression for people who did not become infected despite exposure to the COVID-19 virus.A news expression for people who did not become infected despite exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
- 네버랜드 신드롬nebeoraendeu sindeuromA lifestyle tendency to live younger than one’s actual age and enjoy childhood feelings or play.A lifestyle tendency to live younger than one’s actual age and enjoy childhood feelings or play.
- 네거티브 리스트negeotibeu riseuteuList of restricted exceptionsA list or method permitting activities in principle while separately listing only restricted or prohibited items.
- 네거티브 소득세negeotibeu sodeukseNegative income taxA proposal to pay living expenses instead of collecting taxes from people earning below a certain threshold.
- 네임드neimdeuA well-known person whose name is widely recognized in an online community or similar setting.A well-known person whose name is widely recognized in an online community or similar setting.
- 네이미스트neimiseuteuA professional who creates names for companies, products, people, and other things.A professional who creates names for companies, products, people, and other things.
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