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Cutting someone off socially or emotionally, decisively ending a relationship or association — borrowed from stock-trading 'stop-loss' terminology.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"After that betrayal, I had to 손절 him completely."

LORE & ORIGIN

Originally a financial trading term (cutting losses), naturalized into everyday Korean internet vocabulary for decisively ending a relationship or friendship.

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2015
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2015-2026 (Active)
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