Korean slang profile

방방봐

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An instruction to view a broadcast as just a broadcast rather than connecting its events excessively to real life.

Expanded form: 방송은 방송으로만 봐방송은 방송으로만 봐 (watch a broadcast as only a broadcast)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Mar 20, 2022
Documented trend period: Not verified

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01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
예능 장면을 보며 방방봐라는 말을 떠올렸어.
Watching the variety-show scene reminded me to take it as a broadcast.

The source explains it as ‘방송은 방송으로만 봐’ (watch a broadcast as only a broadcast). Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

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