Slang, explained by the people who actually use it.
- #Everyday slang
A cute word for a dog — 멍멍이 ("woof-woof") rewritten as look-alike letters 댕댕이.
- #Abbreviation
Short for "what matters is the heart that keeps going even though it's already broken" — a self-deprecating twist on 중꺾마 for grinding on after you've lost all motivation.
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- #Humor
- #Insult
- #Work & school
Short for "90% of humanities grads are unemployed" — a self-mocking pun on Malthus's "Essay on Population" about the humanities job crunch.
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- #K-pop & celebs
Short for "fans never get lucky" — the irony that devoted fans are the ones who never run into their idol by chance.
- #Meme
"Six-seven" — a near-meaningless Gen Alpha meme said with a see-saw hand gesture, roughly "meh, so-so"; it came from a Skrilla song and spread from US teens to Korean kids.
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- #Insult
Short for "a kid crazy about their mom" — a young adult whose favorite hangout buddy is their mother; usually a proud, affectionate self-label rather than an insult.
