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☕라떼는 말이야
/ra-tte-neun-mal-i-ya/
A joking phrase used to imitate someone who starts lecturing with nostalgic ‘back in my day’ stories, often with a slightly old-fashioned or bossy vibe.
🌀 Multiple origins🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2019
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The phrase plays on the Korean expression ‘나 때는 말이야’ meaning ‘back in my day.’ Because ‘나 때’ sounds like ‘latte,’ internet users turned it into the coffee-themed meme ‘라떼는 말이야,’ often used to parody generational lecturing.
ex)
2- "Here we go, another ‘back in my day’ speech."
- "I almost became the ‘back in my day’ person talking about old phones."
