근자감 (geun-ja-gam) meaning in Korean
근자감 · geun-ja-gam
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'geun-ja-gam' (근자감) is a Korean slang term that means 'groundless confidence'. It is frequently used among friends to playfully tease someone who boasts about their abilities without any actual skills or evidence to back it up.
Pronunciation
geun-ja-gam
Intensity
Mild
Frequency
Occasional
Categories
Meme, Gen-Z
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Meaning
'Geun-ja-gam' is an abbreviation for 'groundless confidence' in Korean. It is used to describe someone who is overly confident without any apparent reason, skill, or evidence to back it up.
Korean editor note
'근거 없는 자신감'의 줄임말로, 뒷받침할 만한 실력이나 이유 없이 지나치게 자신만만한 태도를 의미합니다. 상대방의 허세나 뻔뻔함을 가볍게 비꼬거나 장난스럽게 지적할 때 주로 사용됩니다.
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너 도대체 그 근자감은 어디서 나오는 거야?
Where on earth does that unfounded confidence come from?
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