Korean slang profile

ㅠㅠ

Crying eyes

A crying emoticon made from the Korean vowel symbol ㅠ, whose shape resembles an eye with tears.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
시험 망했어 ㅠㅠ
I messed up the exam. *Crying*
Quoted from a source
긴 'ㅋ'들 뒤에 울음을 뜻하는 이모티콘 'ㅠㅠ'가 붙어있다면 웃긴데 자기 얘기일 때다.[1]
When a long string of laughter is followed by the crying emoticon ㅠㅠ, it is funny—but it is also about the writer themselves.
English translation by Julimmal.

May 2012When a long string of laughter is followed by the crying emoticon ㅠㅠ, it is funny—but it is also about the writer themselves.[1]
September 2014Electronic Newspaper: “Representative examples are ‘ㅠ’ and ‘ㅜ’, which represent crying eyes.”[2]

Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2012 source from Consumer Times only explains the meaning.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.