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단짠

dan-jjan · literally “sweet-salty”

The sweet-and-salty combo you can't stop eating

단짠단짠이 최고지.

Sweet then salty, over and over — unbeatable.

Where it comes from

단맛 + 짠맛, usually doubled as 단짠단짠.

More slang like this

  • 대박 dae-bak — Awesome / no way! (good or bad shock)
  • 짱 jjang — The best, awesome
  • 불금 bul-geum — Fire Friday — the night the week ignites
  • 치맥 chi-maek — Fried chicken with beer, the national combo
  • 인싸 in-ssa — A social butterfly, always in the middle of things
  • 아싸 a-ssa — A happy loner who skips the group stuff

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