Nuance Dictionary / Slang & Internet Culture
억까 eok-kka
Blaming the universe, inanimate objects, or sheer RNG for conspiring against you in a deeply personal way.
What does 억까 mean?
억까 (eok-kka) means: Blaming the universe, inanimate objects, or sheer RNG for conspiring against you in a deeply personal way.
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How it's actually used
- 아니 우산 펴자마자 부러지는 건 진짜 억까 아니냐?
a-ni u-san pyeo-ja-ma-ja bu-reo-ji-neun geon jin-jja eok-kka a-ni-nya?
Bro, my umbrella breaking the exact second I open it has got to be cosmic bad luck, right?
💡 Uses '아니' and rhetorical ending to frame a minor mechanical failure as a personal vendetta by the universe. - 오늘 날씨 왜 이러냐? 나한테만 억까 시전하네.
o-neul nal-ssi wae i-reo-nya? na-han-te-man eok-kka si-jeo-ha-ne.
What is up with the weather today? It's literally targeting just me with bad luck.
💡 Treats the weather as a malicious actor actively plotting against the speaker. - 확률 99퍼센트짜리 강화가 터지다니, 이건 억까다.
hwak-ryul gu-sip-gu-peo-sen-teu-jja-ri gang-hwa-ga teo-ji-da-ni, i-geon eok-kka-da.
For a 99-percent upgrade to fail like this... the game RNG is genuinely out to get me.
💡 The quintessential gamer usage, blaming statistical impossibility on a conspiracy by the game code.