Korean slang profile
ㅈㅈ
I concede
A consonant abbreviation of 지지, the Korean rendering of “GG,” used to concede defeat or give up, especially in games.
- Expanded form
- 지지(GG)I concede
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 20, 2009
- 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
이번 판은 ㅈㅈ.
I concede this round.
- Quoted from a source
'스타크래프트'에 한글 채팅이 도입되면서 '지지', 'ㅈㅈ'로 변형돼 쓰이기도 했다.[1]
When Korean chat was introduced in 'StarCraft', it was transformed into 'Jiji' and 'ㅈㅈ'.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- August 2009Daily Esports explains that GG began as an end-of-game greeting meaning the game was enjoyable, then developed into a way to concede defeat during play. It says Korean-language chat in StarCraft led to the forms 지지 and ㅈㅈ.[1]
03Origin & word formation
From the English “GG.” A 2009 Daily Esports article explains that the “good game” greeting came to signal conceding defeat, then developed into 지지 and ㅈㅈ after Korean-language chat was introduced in StarCraft.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The article explicitly explains “Good Game” and its development into 지지 and ㅈㅈ.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '적베, 가뻥, 쩔' 모르면 바보되는 게임속 은어 총정리 (데일리e스포츠)Published Aug 20, 2009Original source checked Nov 5, 2026