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킹받다 king-bat-da

To playfully rib a friend for being harmlessly smug, cheesy, or trying too hard to look cool.

What does 킹받다 mean?

킹받다 (king-bat-da) means: To playfully rib a friend for being harmlessly smug, cheesy, or trying too hard to look cool.

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How it's actually used

  • 아 또 셀카 폼 잡았네, 진짜 킹받아.
    a tto sel-ka pom jap-ass-ne, jin-jja king-bat-a.
    Ah, striking that try-hard selfie pose again, you're so cringely annoying.
    💡 Exposes the classic playful call-out of a friend's curated self-absorption.
  • 그 표정 뭐냐? 킹받게 왜 이래.
    geu pyo-jeong mwo-nya? king-bat-ge wae i-rae.
    What's with that smug face? Why you gotta act like such a troll.
    💡 Highlights how the word targets an irritatingly self-satisfied facial expression.
  • 너 방금 그 대사 은근 킹받았어, 알냐?
    neo bang-geum geu dae-sa eun-geun king-bat-ass-eo, al-nya?
    That cheesy line you just dropped was low-key infuriating, you know that?
    💡 Shows the word being used to roast someone's painfully unoriginal pick-up line or joke.

Related words in Slang & Internet Culture

킹받네 king-bat-ne꾸안꾸 kku-an-kku꿀잼 kkul-jaem마라맛 ma-ra-mat만찢남 man-jjit-nam

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