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내또출 nae-tto-chul

An exhausted, sardonic sigh over the inescapable, soul-crushing loop of going to work yet again.

What does 내또출 mean?

내또출 (nae-tto-chul) means: An exhausted, sardonic sigh over the inescapable, soul-crushing loop of going to work yet again.

A portmanteau of 내일도 또 출근 (nae-il-do tto chul-geun - 'going to work again tomorrow'), this is the battle cry of the modern Korean corporate drone staring blankly into a Tuesday morning. It is rarely uttered with fiery rage; rather, it’s a flat, deadpan acknowledgment of systemic fatigue, shared in text messages or muttered under breath while waiting for the subway. Learners often mistake it for a formal complaint about work hours, but natives use it purely for the communal bonding of shared despair.

How it's actually used

  • 아 벌써 월요일이야... 내또출 레전드네.
    a beolsseo wor-yor-i-ya... nae-tto-chul re-jeon-deu-ne.
    Ah, it's already Monday... Another legendary day of work-again-tomorrow hell.
    💡 Combines internet slang ('legendary') with the term to hyperbolize daily misery.
  • 출근길에 눈물 찔끔 흘리며 내또출 완창.
    chul-geun-gil-e nun-mul jjik-geum heul-ri-myeo nae-tto-chul wan-chang.
    Shedding a quiet tear on my commute, fully embracing the 내또출 anthem.
    💡 Presents the word as an ongoing, tragic soundtrack to the morning routine.
  • 주말이 벌써 다 갔네, 아 내또출 지옥이다.
    jumari beolsseo da ganne, a naettochul jigoida.
    The weekend is already over—ugh, back to the soul-crushing work loop again.
    💡 Expressed as a sigh of dread before another workday.

Related words in Slang & Internet Culture

남미새 nam-mi-sae노답 no-dap뇌절 noe-jeol오글거리다 O-geul-geo-ri-da오히려 좋아 o-h-i-ryeo-jo-a

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