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🦜껄무새

/kkeol-mu-sae/

A person who keeps repeating regrets like ‘I should’ve bought it,’ ‘I should’ve sold it,’ or ‘I should’ve tried,’ like a parrot stuck on what could have been.
껄무새 meaning visual explanation
💬 Online community🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2021

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‘Kkeolmusae’ combines ‘kkeol,’ from Korean regret phrases like ‘I should have,’ with ‘aengmusae,’ meaning parrot. It became especially common in investment meme culture, where people repeatedly regret missed opportunities in stocks, crypto, or real estate, and later expanded to everyday regret loops.

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  • "I should’ve bought Bitcoin when it was cheap… I’ve become a total regret parrot."
  • "If you only keep saying ‘I should’ve sold’ and ‘I should’ve bought,’ you’re basically a kkeolmusae."
  • "Turn off regret-parrot mode and do what you can now."

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