Korean slang profile
마싸
massa
Someone who lives by their own standards without being tied to the distinction between social insiders and outsiders.
Someone who lives by their own standards without being tied to the distinction between social insiders and outsiders.
- Expanded form
- 마이 싸이더(My Sider)마이 싸이더(My Sider) (My Sider)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 19, 2020
- 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
남들 시선보다 내 취향을 따르는 마싸로 살고 싶어.
I want to live as a 마싸, following my own tastes rather than worrying about what others think.
02Documented history
- September 2020코스모폴리탄 introduced the abbreviation for someone who lives by their own standards beyond the insider/outsider distinction.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘마이 싸이더(My Sider)’ (My Sider). A 2020 source from 코스모폴리탄 gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expanded form and explanation were checked in one article. Who first used it and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신조어로 쓴 글, 이거 이해하면 젠지 인정! (코스모폴리탄)Published Sep 19, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026