Korean slang profile
그 폰은 바다에 버려요
geu poneun badae beoryeoyo
A line from ‘헤어질 결심’ (Decision to Leave), also adapted by replacing its object with something else: ‘Throw that phone into the sea.’
A line from ‘헤어질 결심’ (Decision to Leave), also adapted by replacing its object with something else: ‘Throw that phone into the sea.’
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 22, 2022
- 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
책 소개 댓글에서 그 폰은 바다에 버려요를 바꿔 쓴 문장을 봤어.
I saw a book-review comment adapting ‘Throw that phone into the sea.’
02Documented history
- 2022-07-22The 파이낸셜뉴스 source used the expression ‘그 폰은 바다에 버려요’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article introduces the film line alongside a comment changing its object to the screenplay book. The original film and first altered post were not directly confirmed. 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.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "조선이 그렇게 만만합니까"…밈으로 부활한 '헤어질 결심' (파이낸셜뉴스)Published Jul 22, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026