Korean slang profile

내손내잡

naesonnaejap

An expression used on a broadcast meaning to catch one’s own food to eat.

Expanded form: 내 손으로 내가 잡아먹는다내 손으로 내가 잡아먹는다 (I catch my own food with my own hands)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jan 24, 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
섬에서 먹을 것을 직접 구하는 내손내잡 장면을 봤어.
I watched a scene of people catching their own food on an island.

The source explains it as ‘내 손으로 내가 잡아먹는다’ (I catch my own food with my own hands). 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.

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