[ KOREAN INTERNET CULTURE ][ GEN Z BRAINROT ]
Being so annoyed by something that it loops back around to being funny — an exasperated laugh-groan reaction to something absurdly infuriating.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"같은 실수를 세 번째 하고 있네, 킹받네 진짜."
LORE & ORIGIN
Korean internet slang combining 킹 ("king," borrowed from English as an intensifying prefix) with 받다 ("to receive/get hit by [irritation]") and a casual sentence ending, expressing an intensified version of being annoyed that tips over into dark amusement.
FIRST SEEN
2021
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Korean Internet Canon)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang
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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · HIGH
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ KOREAN INTERNET CULTURE ][ GEN Z BRAINROT ]
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TOP PLATFORMS
TikTok
68%
YouTube
15%
Twitter / X
9%
Reddit
5%
Others
3%
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