☕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.

Examples

"Here we go, another ‘back in my day’ speech."
"I almost became the ‘back in my day’ person talking about old phones."

🌀 Multiple origins🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2019

Origin · Source

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.