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존버

jon-beo · literally “extreme holding on”

Grimly holding out until things turn around

일단 존버하면 오를 거야.

Just hold on and it'll go back up.

Where it comes from

A rough intensifier 존 + 버티기 (holding out). Casual company only.

More slang like this

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  • 갑분싸 gap-bun-ssa — That awkward silence after a bad joke
  • 존맛 jon-mat — Insanely tasty (a little crude)

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