Korean slang profile
중꺾그마
jungkkeokgeuma
An abbreviation meaning that what matters is continuing what one is doing even after feeling frustrated or losing resolve.
An abbreviation meaning that what matters is continuing what one is doing even after feeling frustrated or losing resolve.
- Expanded form
- 중요한 건 꺾여도 그냥 하는 마음중요한 건 꺾여도 그냥 하는 마음 (what matters is the will to keep going even when discouraged)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 10, 2026
- 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
계획대로 안 돼도 중꺾그마로 조금씩 이어가자.
Even if things don’t go to plan, let’s keep going little by little with 중꺾그마.
02Documented history
- November 2026A baseball-player interview explained the expression used as a KakaoTalk status message.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2026 Gyeongnam Shinmun interview identifies it as an adaptation of 중꺾마 and gives the full phrase. The source shows 2026 use of an existing expression, not who first created it or the day it was created.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly, but who coined the expression and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [인터뷰] 외야수 천재환 “중요한 건 꺾여도 그냥 하는 마음” :: 경남신문 (경남신문)Published Nov 10, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026