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🚫병먹금

/byeong-meok-geum/

A Korean internet phrase meaning “do not feed the troll.” It tells people not to react to trolls, rage-baiters, or malicious commenters because giving them attention only encourages them.
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💬 Online community🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2010

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The 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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  • "That comment is obvious bait. Just don’t feed the troll."
  • "If everyone ignores them, the drama will die down."

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