[ SLANG ]
Short for '열등감 폭발' (an 'inferiority-complex explosion'): someone lashing out or overreacting, especially in comment sections, because of insecurity or jealousy rather than the situation itself.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Every time she posts a win, someone yeolpoks in the comments."
LORE & ORIGIN
The underlying phrase '열등감 폭발' may have roots connected to Japanese usage, but the Korean abbreviation '열폭' is itself a Korean-internet coinage. A common folk-etymology misreads it as simply '열받아서 폭발' (an angry explosion), losing the original 'inferiority complex' meaning.
FIRST SEEN
2005
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long-running, persistent staple term in comment-section usage, no single sharp peak
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