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찐따

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What 찐따 means

A derogatory word for a socially awkward or ostracized person, roughly "loser." It's commonly traced to a Japanese word for someone with a limp (ちんば), though that origin isn't proven, and it's considered offensive.

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1English
  • #Insult
  • #Loanwords

A derogatory word for a socially awkward or ostracized person, roughly "loser." It's commonly traced to a Japanese word for someone with a limp (ちんば), though that origin isn't proven, and it's considered offensive.

2Korean
  • #Insult
  • #Loanwords
  • #Social

사회성이 부족하거나 또래 사이에서 따돌림받는 사람을 낮잡아 이르는 말이다. 절름발이를 뜻하는 일본어 '친바(ちんば)'에서 왔다는 설이 유력하며, 장애 비하에서 비롯된 표현이라 모욕적인 말로 여겨진다.

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