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[ KOREAN INTERNET CULTURE ][ GEN Z BRAINROT ]
A quick consonant-only abbreviation of gwiyeowo (귀여워, "cute") — ㄱㅇㅇ, using just the first consonant of each syllable — typed as a fast reaction to something adorable.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"ㄱㅇㅇ that puppy video just broke me"
LORE & ORIGIN
Korean internet chat convention (choseong-che, using only a word's initial consonants) applied to 귀여워 (gwiyeowo, "[it's] cute"), compressing it to the three-consonant string ㄱㅇㅇ for maximum typing speed in fast-moving chat/comment sections.
FIRST SEEN
2010
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
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CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
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[ KOREAN INTERNET CULTURE ][ GEN Z BRAINROT ]
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