Korean slang profile
ㄱㅊ
It's okay
A consonant abbreviation of 괜찮다 or 괜찮아, meaning “it's okay.”
- Expanded form
- 괜찮It's okay
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2020
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
나는 ㄱㅊ으니까 먼저 가.
I'm okay, so go on ahead.
02Documented history
- 2020The messenger conversation analysis guidelines in the National Institute of the Korean Language’s ‘2020 Vocabulary-Semantic Corpus Research and Analysis Project’ report included ‘ㄱㅊ (okay)’ as an example of an initial word.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The report identifies it as the first consonant of each syllable of 괜찮, from a word meaning “okay.” When it was first used has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation is supported by only one line in a report. When it began and how it spread are unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2020년 어휘의미 말뭉치 연구 분석 사업 (국립국어원)Published 2020Original source checked Nov 5, 2026