Nuance Dictionary / Slang & Internet Culture
움짤 um-jjal
A looping GIF used in comment threads as a silent reaction, emotional stand-in, or visual punchline instead of typing a text reply.
What does 움짤 mean?
움짤 (um-jjal) means: A looping GIF used in comment threads as a silent reaction, emotional stand-in, or visual punchline instead of typing a text reply.
Speakers post animated image files and short video clips directly into comment threads in place of written text responses. These visual replies function as standalone reactions within digital conversations. They appear in online message boards and chat platforms where users exchange short media snippets to convey an immediate mood or visual joke.
Depending on the thread's tone, dropping a visual clip instead of writing words can read as playful, dismissive, or deadpan, allowing users to bypass text entirely for a sharper comedic or emotional effect.
Depending on the thread's tone, dropping a visual clip instead of writing words can read as playful, dismissive, or deadpan, allowing users to bypass text entirely for a sharper comedic or emotional effect.
How it's actually used
- 인터넷상에서 움직이는 사진이나 그림, 동영상 따위를 이르는 말.
in-teo-net-sang-e-seo um-jik-i-neun sa-jin-i-na geu-rim, dong-yeong-sang tta-wi-eul i-reu-neun mal.
A term referring to moving photos, drawings, or videos on the internet.
💡 A general description of animated media formats online - 댓글 창에 웃긴 움짤을 하나 올렸더니 반응이 폭발적이었다.
daet-geul chang-e ut-gin um-jjal-eul ha-na ol-lyeot-de-ni ban-eung-i pok-bal-jeok-i-eot-da.
I posted a funny animated clip in the comment section and the reaction was explosive.
💡 Using a short visual clip as a comment in a thread - 말 대신 적절한 움짤 하나로 감정을 표현하는 사람들이 많다.
mal dae-sin jeok-jeol-han um-jjal ha-na-ro gam-jeong-eul pyo-hyeon-ha-neun saram-de-ri man-da.
Many people express their emotions with a single appropriate animated clip instead of words.
💡 Relying on a visual reaction in place of text
Related words in Slang & Internet Culture
월루 wol-lu여미새 yeo-mi-sae열받다 Yeol-bat-da열공 yeol-gong열일 yeol-il