Korean slang profile
잘 봐 언니들 싸움이다
jal bwa eonnideul ssaumida
A phrase used to confidently announce one’s competition or ability: ‘Watch closely; the older sisters are fighting.’
A phrase used to confidently announce one’s competition or ability: ‘Watch closely; the older sisters are fighting.’
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2023
- 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
친구들끼리 결승전에 오르자 잘 봐 언니들 싸움이다 하고 웃었어.
When my friends reached the final, we laughed and said, ‘잘 봐 언니들 싸움이다.’
02Documented history
- 2023-12-30The 조선일보 source used the expression ‘잘 봐 언니들 싸움이다’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source article reports contestants saying the phrase as a catchphrase. It does not explain the first speaker or original work, so the origin is not asserted. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 시청자 울린 9세 이수연의 사부곡… ‘미스트롯3′ 2주 연속 1위 (조선일보)Published Dec 30, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026