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입에 침이 마르다 Ip-e chim-i ma-reu-da

Praising a product, idol, or experience so excessively and repeatedly that your mouth literally runs dry.

What does 입에 침이 마르다 mean?

입에 침이 마르다 (Ip-e chim-i ma-reu-da) means: Praising a product, idol, or experience so excessively and repeatedly that your mouth literally runs dry.

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How it's actually used

  • 이번에 새로 산 이어폰 음질 미쳤어. 진짜 입에 침이 마르게 추천하는 중.
    Ibeon-e saero san ieopon eumjil michyeot-eo. Jinjja ip-e chim-i mareuge chucheon-haneun jung.
    The sound quality of the earbuds I just bought is insane. I'm literally out here recommending it until my mouth goes dry.
    💡 Shows how consumers use the adverbial form (-마르게) to describe relentless, ongoing product evangelism.
  • 우리 오빠 라이브 무대 본 사람은 다 입에 침이 마르도록 칭찬하더라니까?
    Uri oppa raibeu mudae bon saram-eun da ip-e chim-i mareudorok chingchan-hadeoranikka?
    Everyone who's seen our guy's live stage praises him until their mouth is dry, right?
    💡 Classic stanning behavior: preemptively validating an idol's talent by claiming universal, breathless praise.
  • 그 게임 진짜 인생작이야. 입에 침이 마르도록 떠들어도 시간이 모자라.
    Geu geim jinjja insaeng-jak-iya. Ip-e chim-i mareudorok tteodeoreodo sigan-i mojara.
    That game is genuinely a masterpiece. Even if I talk about it until my mouth dries out, there's not enough time.
    💡 Captures the gamer obsession facet—exhausting your vocal cords and saliva out of pure hype.

Related words in Social Situations

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