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현타

hyeon-ta · literally “reality strike”

That sudden hit of what am I doing with my life

새벽 세 시에 현타 왔어.

Reality hit me hard at 3 in the morning.

Where it comes from

현실 자각 타임 — 'reality realisation time'.

More slang like this

  • 멘붕 men-bung — Brain meltdown, totally overwhelmed
  • 최애 choe-ae — Your absolute favourite (bias)
  • JMT jei-em-ti — Ridiculously delicious
  • TMI ti-em-ai — More detail than anyone asked for
  • 갑분싸 gap-bun-ssa — That awkward silence after a bad joke
  • 존맛 jon-mat — Insanely tasty (a little crude)

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