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부들부들 bu-deul-bu-deul
Physically trembling from intense, hidden anger that one is desperately trying to swallow down.
What does 부들부들 mean?
부들부들 (bu-deul-bu-deul) means: Physically trembling from intense, hidden anger that one is desperately trying to swallow down.
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How it's actually used
- 팀장이 헛소리하는데 속으로 부들부들 떨면서 참았다.
tim-jang-i heot-sori-ha-neun-de sok-euro bu-deul-bu-deul tteol-myeon-seo cham-at-da.
My team lead was talking nonsense, and I sat there shaking inside, biting it back.
💡 Reveals the internal physical toll of workplace frustration where you cannot talk back. - 게임에서 또 트롤 만나서 키보드 잡고 부들부들하는 중.
geim-eseo tto teu-rol man-na-seo kibodeu jab-go bu-deul-bu-deul-ha-neun jung.
Encountered another troll in the game, currently gripping my keyboard in suppressed rage.
💡 Shows how the term is heavily used online to describe petty, helpless online fury. - 겉으로는 웃고 있지만 내 속은 지금 부들부들하다고.
geot-uro-neun ut-go it-ji-man nae sok-eun jigeum bu-deul-bu-deul-ha-da-go.
I might be smiling on the outside, but my insides are shaking with rage right now.
💡 Highlights the classic disconnect between a forced polite facade and boiling inner wrath.
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