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지끈지끈 ji-kkeun-ji-kkeun
The throbbing, vice-like temple pain triggered by intense cognitive overload, spreadsheets, and approaching deadlines.
What does 지끈지끈 mean?
지끈지끈 (ji-kkeun-ji-kkeun) means: The throbbing, vice-like temple pain triggered by intense cognitive overload, spreadsheets, and approaching deadlines.
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How it's actually used
- 기획서 숫자 맞추느라 머리가 지끈지끈해.
gi-hoek-seo sut-ja mat-chu-neu-ra meor-i-ga ji-kkeun-ji-kkeun-hae.
My head is throbbing trying to make the numbers work in this proposal.
💡 Pairs the physical pain directly with the bureaucratic agony of balancing a spreadsheet. - 어제 밤새워 보고서 썼더니 지금 지끈지끈 아파 죽겠어.
eo-je bam-sae-wo bo-go-seo sseot-deon-i ji-geum ji-kkeun-ji-kkeun a-pa juk-get-seo.
I stayed up all night writing the report, and now my head is killing me with this dull throbbing.
💡 Connects sleep deprivation and output overload to the physical sensation in the temples. - 팀장님 또 수정 사항 보냈어. 아, 진짜 지끈거린다.
tim-jang-nim tto su-jeong sa-hang bo-naet-seo. a, jin-jja ji-kkeun-georin-da.
The team lead sent more revisions. Ah, my head is seriously pounding.
💡 Using the verb form (지끈거리다) to complain about a sudden influx of work.
Related words in Sounds & Sensations
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