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🔥스불재

/seu-bul-jae/

A self-inflicted disaster; a slangy way to say you are suffering because of your own choices.
스불재 meaning visual explanation
🌀 Multiple origins🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2019

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The phrase comes from the longer Korean expression ‘스스로 불러온 재앙,’ meaning a disaster one brought upon oneself. It became useful online as a short, dramatic, self-mocking reaction to everyday mistakes, overcommitment, procrastination, or bad choices.

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  • "I stayed up until 4 a.m. and now I have a morning meeting. Total self-inflicted disaster."
  • "I said yes to too many plans this weekend. This is on me."

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