memedics

Young workers (often Gen Z) responding to questions with a blank, expressionless stare -- the "Gen Z stare." Sparked a generational debate over whether it's rudeness or a defense mechanism. 2025.

"Zalpha Generation" blends Gen Z and Gen Alpha, a coined term covering people born from the mid-1990s to early 2000s (Gen Z) together with those born after 2010 (Gen Alpha).

The counterpart to "Youngkeukeu" -- a self-deprecating term older generations use to describe themselves as people who still remember old songs and culture.

A term used to refer to elementary school kids, derived from "재민 (Jaemin)," a very common Korean given name.

A derogatory term for elderly people, sometimes seen as a softened version of the slur "틀딱," though still considered disrespectful.

A pun on "Na ttae-neun mariya" ("Back in my day..."). "Na ttae" (my time) sounds like "latte," and the sentence-ending "mariya" sounds like "mal-iya" (it's a horse) — so the phrase reads as both "back in my day" and, absurdly, "it's a latte-horse." Signals an old-timer about to launch into a nostalgic lecture.

A generational meme dismissing an older person's nagging with a curt "sure, whatever, boomer." In Korea it's often paired with "latte is horse" (a pun on "when I was young...").