Praise slang

It is used to mean the best of the best by adding the Chinese character 'Wang' (王) to the English word 'King' and adding 'Jjang' (meaning best). It was discovered during the 'Finding Idiot IDs' event on the DC Inside World of Warcraft (WOW) Gallery and was soon selected by the gallery members as the 'most powerful ID'.

A suffix built from "haneunim" (God), swapping in the name of anyone you want to praise or worship — e.g. "Yu-neunim" (broadcaster Yoo Jae-suk), "Chi-neunim" (fried chicken).

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).

"I'll make you a superstar" — a playful, exaggerated compliment.

"A to the B," meaning "from A to B" — inserted between words for emphasis, e.g. "dae to the bak!" ("totally awesome!").

"The final boss" — the toughest enemy that appears at the very end of a game. Used to mean the best (or worst) of something.

"Working hard" (shortened) — praise for a celebrity's looks or a brand's product performing impressively, e.g. "her beauty is working overtime" or "this Etude product is really working hard for me."

Describes someone deeply consumed by something, or someone with extraordinary skill — used in forms like "jjeonda" (that's insane/amazing) or "jjeoreum" (the state of being amazing).

"The finisher" — someone at the very top of their field, similar in meaning to "kingwangjjang." "Jonggyeol" means to bring something to an end, so combined with "person," it becomes someone who ends all competition — implying further competing against them would be pointless.

Used to mean "amazing/novel." Originated with World of Warcraft players, drawing on the nickname for the Paladin class ("sinseong-gisa," shortened wordplay to "sinbak," which also puns on "cockroach"). It spread so widely that many Koreans now think of it as standard vocabulary.

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

From English "class," in the sense of "tier/level" — usually used to describe how impressive someone or something is.

From a webtoon artist's comic on a comedy site — used to mean "wow, impressive."

"Eye cleansing" — purifying your eyes, usually after "eye terror," by looking at something beautiful — gorgeous scenery, an attractive person, etc.

: A neologism originating from 'Lucky Jjang', it is the opposite of 'petty person'. It refers to a righteous person who is generous and broad-minded, giving and helping others a lot.

Doing it perfectly, neatly, and with style

A term coined by *Ddanzi Ilbo* in December 2003, referring to a person with a good physique.

A suffix or standalone word meaning "the best," attached to the front of another word — from the Chinese character 將 (jang, "general/chief").

"I pissed myself" — used as an exclamation of awe at something incredibly good. Crude, but usually meant as high praise.

"God" + "masterpiece," with myeong respelled as tting because the letters look alike — an all-time great work.

An exclamation for something amazing or a huge success — "jackpot."

"Text" + "hip" — the trend of reading books, and being seen reading them, as something cool.

From "legend" — something so good (or so bad) it'll be talked about forever.

Short for "the touch is still alive" — praise for someone whose skill or instincts are clearly intact. Opposite: gamdajuk.

From "shout-out" — publicly giving someone credit or praise.

"G.O.A.T." — Greatest Of All Time, said of the best there has ever been.

Someone living a gatsaeng — a disciplined, productive, admirable daily life.

"Aura farming" — deliberately doing things that look cool to build up an air of coolness, as if grinding for XP.

From English "hip" — cool in an of-the-moment, slightly alternative way.