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🫥젠지스테어

/jen-ji-seu-te-eo/

A Korean rendering of “Gen Z stare,” a meme expression for the blank, silent stare someone gives for a few seconds when a response is expected.
젠지스테어 meaning visual explanation
🌍 Global internet culture🎵 TikTokFirst seen 2025

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The term spread from English-language TikTok, where people called the blank, silent pause some Gen Z users appear to make in questions, requests, or service interactions the ‘Gen Z stare.’ In Korean, it was transliterated as ‘젠지스테어’ and became a way to describe awkward real-life silence in cafés, shops, offices, and meetings. Rather than a literal trait of all Gen Z people, it works best as a meme about generational miscommunication and social buffering.

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  • "I asked if the coupon worked, got hit with a three-second Gen Z stare, and started buffering too."
  • "It might not have been disrespect — maybe it was just a Gen Z stare while the answer loaded."
  • "The second that surprise question came up in the meeting, the whole team entered Gen Z stare mode."

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