Korean slang profile
탈잘싸
taljalssa
Encouragement for a contestant or team that performed well despite elimination.
Encouragement for a contestant or team that performed well despite elimination.
- Expanded form
- 탈락했지만 잘 싸웠음탈락했지만 잘 싸웠음 (eliminated but fought well)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2018
- 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
끝까지 최선을 다한 팀에게 탈잘싸라며 박수를 보냈다.
We applauded the team for trying to the end, saying 탈잘싸.
02Documented history
- November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026