Why Do Koreans Say Fighting? Hwaiting (화이팅) and 12 Konglish
Why do Koreans say fighting? Hwaiting (화이팅) is the 1-word cheer for “you can do it.” Koreans borrowed the English word and turned it into encouragement. They shout it before exams, job interviews, ball games and stage performances, usually with a clenched fist, and nobody is picking a fight.