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Modern Korean Slang & Expressions
포기하고 누워 버리다
pogihago nuwo beorida
The concept
躺平 / lying flat, giving up the struggle
How Koreans say it
Opting out of the rat race and refusing to over-strive. The closest Korean idea is the N포 세대 (the generation that gives up dating, marriage, kids…) and 달관 세대 ('enlightened/detached generation'); colloquially 다 포기하고 누워 버리다.
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 더 노력해도 안 될 것 같아서 그냥 다 포기하고 누워 버렸어요. deo noryeokhaedo an doel geot gata-seo geunyang da pogihago nuwo beoryeosseoyo. | It felt like trying harder wouldn't change anything, so I just gave up and lay flat. |
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