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N포세대

en-po-se-dae · literally “N-giving-up generation”

A generation giving up on however many life milestones

우리가 괜히 N포세대겠어?

There's a reason they call us the give-it-all-up generation.

Where it comes from

Grew out of 삼포세대 (giving up dating, marriage, children) — N is 'however many'.

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