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🇰🇷 South Korea

🤝반모

/ban-mo/

반모 (banmo) means “banmal mode,” short for 반말 모드, where people agree to speak casually instead of using polite 존댓말. It is common in YouTube, SNS, open chats, and online communities when users want to become closer quickly.
반모 meaning visual explanation

Examples

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  • "We’re the same age, so want to do banmo and talk casually?"
  • "People who want to do banmo, leave your age and intro in the comments."
🌀 Multiple origins🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2018

Origin · Source

The term comes from 반말 모드, literally “casual-speech mode.” Its exact first use is unclear, but it became especially visible in late-2010s to early-2020s YouTube, SNS, and teen community spaces through phrases like 반모 신청, 반모방, and 반모 환영.

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