Korean texting

Here are 50 Korean slang words with meaning, from texting codes like ㅋㅋ to the everyday 대박. Almost all of them are banmal (반말, casual speech), so they work well with friends and can go badly with a boss, a teacher or anyone clearly older. Below you’ll find what each one means, how Koreans type it on KakaoTalk (Korea’s main messaging app) and the few that come across as rude.