South Korea대박 (daebak)
interjection, noun · Informal · DEH-bak
Wow; no way; that's incredible. The all-purpose exclamation for anything surprising, good or bad.
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South Korea
Korean Slang for Approval & Praise
5 Korean slang terms for approval & praise, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Words for saying something is good, impressive or exactly right. Nearly every language builds a large vocabulary here, and the words turn over fast — yesterday’s compliment is this year’s cringe.
짱 (jjang)
noun, adjective · Informal · JJANG
The best; top. As a suffix it names the champion of a category: 얼짱 (best face), 몸짱 (best body).
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존맛 (jonmat)
noun, adjective · Vulgar · JON-mat
Unbelievably tasty. Very common among young people, and technically obscene — 존 is a clipping of a crude word.
Use with care
꿀잼 (kkuljaem)
noun · Informal · KKUL-jem
Genuinely entertaining — of a film, a night out, a class. 꿀 ('honey') is a productive intensifier: 꿀팁 is a great tip, 꿀알바 a cushy job.
사이다 (saida)
noun · Informal · SA-ee-da
A moment of clean, fizzing satisfaction: the character who finally says the thing, the complaint that gets answered properly, the villain who gets what is coming.
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