Money slang

Originally from a polite gamer sign-off ("enjoy the game"), it got shortened over time and repurposed to mean "forget it" or "get lost" — often used to shut down an absurd item-trade offer or dismiss someone outright.

A prefix meaning "god-" — attached to something's name to praise it as god-tier, e.g. "god-meshi" (a god-tier meal), "god-hanminguk" (Korea as a god-tier country), "god-su" (a rich person with no job).

It is an interjection used to express positive expectations in gambling or investment, but its meaning has expanded to be used when speaking of wishes.

A deliberate misspelling of "sujun" (level/standard) — sometimes used on purpose to mock someone with poor spelling.

"An appropriate amount of impulse buying" — wanting to buy something while feeling a slight, manageable worry about the spending.

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

"Chat ban," shortened — being blocked from chatting. Unrelated to the identically-spelled word for "debt."

Slang for money, from the Chinese character for "coin/money" (錢).

Means "this feels so good" in an excited, thrilled sense. Its use is controversial because it originates from a stock line in Japanese adult videos.

It means overspending money or indulging in luxury. It is said that the English playwright William Shakespeare was the first to use this expression.

"Bullets" — slang for money, coined to match the slang verb "sso-da" (to 'shoot' someone a treat, i.e. pay for them).

"My part-time job pay wasn't enough to cover tuition" — a self-deprecating admission about finances.

It is an abbreviation for ‘empty account’ and is used when there is no money or insufficient funds in the account.

"Eat and run" — taking something (money, an item, credit) and vanishing without honoring the deal; commonly used for scams or stealing another player's in-game item.

Spending real money to buy in-game currency or items, shortened from "real-money conversion."

"If I'm satisfied, I'll open my wallet" — buying based on personal satisfaction rather than price/performance value.

Slang for something that looks expensive but is actually low quality for the price. Named after a convenience-store meal series fronted by singer Kim Chang-ryul, whose small portions and poor quality relative to price made "Changryul" a byword for a bad deal. Used as a noun ("Changryul") or adjective ("Changryul-hada").

It is the opposite of "instant millionaire." It is a neologism referring to a situation where, as real estate prices skyrocket, the wealth gap between homeowners and non-homeowners widens significantly in a short period, causing someone to become relatively destitute in an instant. While interpretations vary, it is merely a relative expression and not absolute. It is also used to describe someone who has lost their entire fortune through gambling or Bitcoin.

Topping up the balance on a T-money (bus/subway) transit card.

He is an employee who collects a salary without doing any proper work at the company.

The utility derived from psychological satisfaction relative to price.

The utility derived from price-to-performance ratio. It is an abbreviation of "price-to-performance ratio."

It is spending small amounts of money within a range that does not interfere with daily life.

The cost of purchasing small items impulsively out of stress.

"Golden apple" — apples priced like gold, from the period when fruit prices spiked.

Content spreading fast by word of mouth. Also used for paid promotion disguised as word of mouth.

"Healthy pleasure" — looking after your health in ways that are enjoyable rather than punishing.

"God" + "value for money" — so good for the price it feels divine.

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

"Body" + "investing" — putting time and money into your fitness. Also used for living in a run-down flat while waiting for its price to rise.

A deliberately garbled spelling of "run away." Used jokingly to tell someone to bail out — the crypto crowd's opposite of gazua (let's go).

Cutting someone off for good. From the stock term for selling at a loss to stop the bleeding.

"Meaning" + "coming out" — showing your values through what you buy and support.

"Me" + "economy" — spending centred on yourself and what you enjoy.

"Stock" + "child" — a beginner investor. The "-rini" suffix now marks beginners at anything (gym, cooking).

A no-spend challenge: getting through a day or longer without spending anything.

Short for "alone at a coin karaoke" — going by yourself to a coin-operated karaoke booth to sing.

Crude shorthand for "hold on no matter what" — refusing to give up or sell, most often used about riding out a crashing stock or crypto position.