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찐사랑

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Korean Internet CultureCLUSTER: korean_friendship_slang

Korean slang for genuine, deep love: 찐 (an emphatic spelling of 진짜, "real") plus 사랑 (love). It is used for sincere romantic love, and also for devoted love of a fandom, a pet or a hobby, to stress that the feeling is not casual or performed.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Ten years together and still holding hands: that is 찐사랑."

LORE & ORIGIN

찐 (stressed form of 진짜) + 사랑. A Korean fan-term wiki describes 찐 as a slang respelling emphasising "real" that attaches to nouns, as in 찐친, 찐팬 and 찐맛집; 찐사랑 itself is not listed there. Recent term; no dated source found yet for 찐사랑.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (no dated source found yet)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2020s, still in use

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Related To:찐친 찐텐

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KR찐사랑 →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

→ STEADY

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

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NOW

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