Emotions slang

Means the same as "geuk-hyeom" (utterly disgusting/hate it). Also used when something is absurd or annoying, or sometimes just said for fun with no real meaning.

An exclamation for something satisfying and refreshing, or a situation resolving in a satisfying way — like the relief of a cold soda cutting through something stuffy.

Visually resembles a person collapsed on their knees, hands on the ground — used to express despair or defeat. Also written "orz."

A jokey intensified version of "yeolbatne" (that pisses me off), swapping in "King" for extra emphasis.

I am saying this because I am having trouble solving the problem.

A softened, swear-free exclamation of annoyance or disbelief, like "ugh!" — the opposite of 야르.

"Humiliation play" (shortened) — used for a deeply embarrassing or humiliating situation.

Slang for keeping quiet and staying out of the way — mostly heard as "jjajyeo isseo" ("stay out of it / keep your mouth shut"), which is rude.

It is used as a comprehensive ‘negative expression.’ It is a term coined by netizens to mock Moon Hee-jun by exploiting the fact that the pronunciation of ‘why break’ in his song ‘I’ sounds like ‘why break.’

Represents crying — the shape of the Korean vowel visually resembles tears streaming down.

: It is the sequence of the basic positions of the left hand on a 2-set keyboard, meaning there is no thought.

Short for "what matters is a heart that never breaks." From a 2022 League of Legends Worlds interview, now a general rallying cry.

Excitement and buzz around something; to get excited.

To be angry, annoyed, or infuriated — often at something absurd or ridiculous.

"Mental breakdown," shortened — a complete mental collapse from shock or stress.

A term referring to a frustrating situation or a person who feels as stifled as if they had eaten too many sweet potatoes.

Represents a shivering/trembling sound ("deol-deol"), used when something is impressively intense, scary, or shocking. An intensified form is "ㅎㄷㄷ" (hu-deol-deol).

"No" (English) + "dap" (answer) — "there's no answer/solution." Describes a hopeless person or an infuriating problem.

Same idiom as above — the cringing, curling sensation from something cheesy or embarrassing.

"My heart went thump," shortened — a sudden flutter of attraction or excitement.

I'm too overwhelmed — by amusement, annoyance or emotion — to respond.

Baby-crying sound, used to cast yourself as a helpless beginner: "waaah, I'm a stock-market baby."

Being knocked out cold — from losing badly in a match, or from some other event leaving someone utterly incapacitated.

To be furious — "so angry your head is spinning."

Means "trembling, trembling, trembling" — an intensified version of ㄷㄷ.

"Oh my god" — surprise or excitement.

To zone out and stare blankly, thinking about nothing.

The Korean word for "tears" (눈물) flipped upside down looks like "롬곡" — a stylized way to say you're crying.

"Your hands and feet curl up" — Korean idiom for the cringe you feel watching something excessively cheesy or embarrassing.

"Are you a T?" — teasing someone for answering with cold logic instead of empathy, after the Thinking (T) type in MBTI.

Getting extremely angry. It appeared in the 2001 SBS sitcom *You Can't Stop Them*. It is the highest level of anger, and below it are minor anger, minor anger, moderate anger, and great anger.

A reaction to something surprising or embarrassing, popularised by a viral video.

Someone's coolness or presence. People joke about gaining or losing "aura points" depending on how cool or embarrassing a moment was.

Means "beginner" — from the English gaming slang "noob," used for someone frustratingly clueless.

"Blood rushing backward/upward," shortened — a surge of anger or adrenaline.

"Speed-of-light elimination," shortened — being knocked out of a competition extremely early, exaggerated as happening at the speed of light.

"Black history" — used for a period of someone's past they now find embarrassing or cringeworthy. Borrowed from Japanese; softer renderings like "a past best forgotten" are the recommended translation.

"Real tension" — genuine excitement, the opposite of "forced tension" (eokji-tension).

To lose control and do something reckless out of anger or stress.

Bothered or upset, often more than the situation deserves.

Bitter or annoyed, usually over something minor.

Short for "anger-control disorder" — used loosely for someone who blows up over small things.

A noticeable change in cultural mood or trends.

An intensified "real" — genuine, not fake. Attaches to other words: jjinchin (real friend), jjinten (real excitement).

Embarrassing, awkward to watch. Also used as an adjective: "that's so cringe."

An expression of embarrassment or alarm at something awkward. "Big yikes" makes it stronger.

Excited or flattered; also exhausted.

"Real" + "tension" — genuine excitement, as opposed to eokten (forced enthusiasm).

Online content made on purpose to provoke anger or outrage so it gets more clicks and comments. "Don't reply to that post — it's just rage bait."

A teasing "to be continued" cry, used to build suspense or beg for the next part of a story; from a viral post where someone made their sibling type it to unlock the rest of a story.

Short for "sweet-potato frustrating person" — someone (or something) so exasperating it feels like sweet potato stuck in your throat; the opposite of "cider" (사이다).

A pun blending 머쓱하다 ("awkward/embarrassed") with "mustard" — a playful way to laugh off an awkward moment.

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."

To throw something hard without caring where it lands — "He yeeted his phone across the room"; also shouted as an exclamation of excitement.

Short for "cool + loser" — a put-down for someone who tries so hard to seem above it all that it comes off as cringe.

A spelling of "cryin'," meaning something is so funny you're crying laughing — "Son, I'm crine."

A formative, often painful or embarrassing experience treated as an unavoidable part of growing up — "Getting your heart broken in college is a canon event."

Cutesy shortening of "mental breakdown," used lightly for being overwhelmed — "Finals week is giving me a menty b."

Irritable or angry because you're hungry — "Feed me before I get hangry."

Short for "pisses me off" — "ts pmo" = "this sh*t pisses me off." Less often, "put me on" (introduce me to something good).

An imaginary score for how cool someone is, gained by doing cool things and lost by doing embarrassing ones — "Tripping in front of everyone cost him 1,000 aura points."

Political slang for deliberately provoking or upsetting liberals, often as an end in itself; used both by conservatives and, mockingly, by critics — "He only did it to own the libs."

Jokey internet slang, borrowed from the stress hormone, for something stressful, cringey or rattling; it isn't a medical claim — "Group projects are so high cortisol."

Originally vulgar slang for sex without a condom, now also doing something boring or difficult with no aids or distractions — "He spent the whole flight rawdogging it, no movie, no music."

Short for "this shit" — texting and TikTok slang pointing at the thing being discussed, often in abbreviation pile-ups: "ts pmo" means "this pisses me off."

A keyboard-smash interjection for laughter, excitement, or surprise — "sksksk I can't believe he said that." It became a stereotype of the 2019 VSCO girl, though it is usually traced to earlier Black and LGBTQ+ online communities.