/al-ppa-no/
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The phrase is generally understood as a compressed, meme-like version of “알 바냐?” meaning “is that my business?” It became widely recognizable through Korean gaming and streamer culture, especially around League of Legends-related online communities in the early 2020s.
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2nu-kal-hyeop
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"You bought the expensive ticket yourself. No one forced you."
originThe phrase comes from the full sentence “누가 칼 들고 협박함?” meaning “Did someone threaten you with a knife?” It spread through Korean online communities as a sarcastic way to reject complaints seen as self-inflicted or avoidable.
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"A: You’re late again. B: So what TV~"
originThe phrase spread widely around 2021 through social media and online communities as a playful teen-style comeback. It works like “so what?” and became part of a nonsense-response meme pattern, often paired with variations like “jeojjeol TV” or random appliance words.
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jeo-jjeol-ti-bi
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"A: You’re late again. B: 저쩔티비."
originThe phrase grew as a spin-off response within the '어쩔티비' meme family, especially in teen and online chat culture. It works less as a serious argument and more as a deliberately childish, absurd comeback.
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byeong-meok-geum
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"That comment is obvious bait. Just don’t feed the troll."
originThe phrase spread across Korean online communities as a blunt local version of the global internet rule “do not feed the troll.” It frames attention as “food” that makes trolls stronger, so the best response is silence.
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king-bat-da
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"That smug face is so annoying, but in a funny way."
originA slang expression built from the playful intensifier ‘king’ and the Korean verb ‘열받다’ meaning ‘to get angry.’ It spread through Korean internet and streamer culture as a meme-friendly way to describe mild, funny, exaggerated irritation.
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