Korean slang profile
막나귀
mangnagwi
The feeling of not wanting to bother going out when it is actually time to leave for plans or an outing.
The feeling of not wanting to bother going out when it is actually time to leave for plans or an outing.
- Expanded form
- 막상 나가려니 귀찮다막상 나가려니 귀찮다 (now that it’s time to go out, I can’t be bothered)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 3, 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
약속은 기다렸는데 출발 직전에 막나귀가 왔어.
I’d been looking forward to our plans, but 막나귀 hit just before I left.
02Documented history
- August 2026Bravo My Life introduced the meaning and usage of 막나귀.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Bravo My Life explains it as a shortened form of 막상 나가려니 귀찮다. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation was checked in a source we read directly. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier sources need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [요즘말 사전] 혹시 나도 ‘막나귀’? - 브라보마이라이프 (브라보 마이 라이프)Published Aug 3, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026