Slangdunk

Slang, explained by the people who actually use it.

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  • #Everyday slang
댕댕이Korean

A cute word for a dog — 멍멍이 ("woof-woof") rewritten as look-alike letters 댕댕이.

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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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  • #Work & school
인구론Korean

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
덕계못Korean

Short for "fans never get lucky" — the irony that devoted fans are the ones who never run into their idol by chance.

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"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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엄미새Korean

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.