Actually Spoken by Koreans
Slang, memes, and coinages you won’t find in a textbook.
Koinage갓생
gatsaeng
A hyper-diligent, self-improving life — early rising, exercise, study, no wasted time. From 'God' + 生 'life'.
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Koinage국룰
gukrul
An unspoken default everyone just follows — the national rule of Korean life. Used as ○○은 국룰.
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Koinage라떼는
latteneun
'Back in my day' — reminiscing about the past or stressing how tough your generation had it
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Koinage얼죽아
eoljugah
An iced-coffee die-hard — someone who orders iced americano no matter how freezing it is outside.
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Koinage오운완
ounwan
'Today's workout, done' — a check-in tag posted after finishing a daily workout.
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