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Slang, explained by the people who actually use it.

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Definition
  • #People types
식집사Korean

"Plant butler" — someone who devotedly cares for houseplants, modeled on calling pet owners their pets' "butlers."

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일코Korean
[김준수/시아준수] 일코 뜻 알고 충격(?) 받은 준수ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

It is a person who likes something so much that they might appear strange, but tries to appear like an ordinary person to those around them.

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  • #Abbreviation
읽씹Korean

Short for "read and ignore" — leaving a message on read without replying. Not even opening it is "안읽씹."

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  • #Everyday slang
입덕Korean

Becoming a fan — literally "entering otaku-dom"; the moment you start stanning someone or something. Quitting is "탈덕."

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엄친아Korean
엄친아 단어 뜻 몰랐던 케빈오 #Short

"Mom's friend's son" — used for someone impossibly accomplished compared to you. The female form is "eomchindal" (mom's friend's daughter); there's also "bu-chinnam" (wife's friend's husband).

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  • #Social
야르Korean
‘야르’ 뜻을 알려드릴게요 !! 📚 #야르 #신조어 #mz

기쁘거나 신날 때 외치는 감탄사로 '앗싸', '오예'와 비슷하게 쓰인다. 유튜브 영상과 숏폼 챌린지를 타고 1020 세대에 널리 퍼졌다.