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The Korean Word for Cute Charm That Makes Hearts Melt Instantly
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The Korean Word for Cute Charm That Makes Hearts Melt Instantly

인싸 / 아싸 (inssa / assa) means ‘Insider / Popular kid / Social butterfly / Outsider / Loner / The one outside the group’.

간지난다 (ganjinanda) means ‘So cool / Dripping with style / That’s swagger / Oozing charisma / Effortlessly badass’.

열받다 (yeolbatda) means ‘So annoyed / I’m heated / This gets me fired up / Burning with anger / I can’t take this anymore’.

빡친다 (ppakchinda) means ‘So infuriating / I’m furious / This pisses me off / I’m losing it / Absolutely fed up’.

초딩같다 (chodinggatda) means ‘So childish / Acting like a little kid / Immature / Elementary school level / Growing up is optional apparently’.

뻥 치지마 (ppeong chiji ma) means ‘Stop lying / Don’t bluff / No way that’s true / Stop exaggerating / Don’t talk nonsense’.

노잼 (nojjaem) means ‘So boring / Zero fun / Not funny at all / Totally unenjoyable / Dead boring’.