Korean ↔ English slang, explained by the people who actually use it.

Short for "knife-sharp clock-out" — leaving work exactly on time, the minute your hours end.

Short for "small but certain happiness" — modest everyday pleasures you can count on.

A cutesy twist on 하늘나라 ("heaven"), used to exaggerate something so good it sends you to heaven — e.g. "a taste that takes you to 하룰라라."

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

It is an abbreviation of "suddenly pops out."

The anxiety or dread that creeps in on Sunday as the weekend ends and the workweek looms. "I've got the Sunday scaries already and it's only 3 p.m."

A state of being unapologetically lazy, messy, or self-indulgent, ignoring social expectations. "I went full goblin mode this weekend — snacks in bed, no shower."