What Does This Mean?

핵인싸

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Korean Internet CultureCLUSTER: korean_youth_slang

Korean slang for an extremely sociable, popular person who is at the centre of every group. 핵 (literally "nucleus", used as an intensifier meaning very or extreme) is attached to 인싸 (from English "insider"), the opposite of 아싸 ("outsider"). It is usually a compliment, sometimes envious or teasing.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"She knows everyone at the festival, a total 핵인싸."

LORE & ORIGIN

핵 (intensifier) + 인싸 (clipping of the English loanword "insider"). Kyunghyang Sports (2018-12-28) listed 핵인싸 among its 2018 new words, glossing 핵 as "big" and combining it with insider for someone who fits into groups well, and mentioning a rabbit-ear hat as a "핵인싸 템".

FIRST SEEN

2018 (listed as a 2018 new word, Kyunghyang Sports, 2018-12-28)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2018 onward, still in use

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Related To:인싸템 아싸템

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DOCUMENTED SINCE

2018 (listed as a 2018 new word, Kyunghyang Sports, 2018-12-28)

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