What does jamsu-ibyeol mean in Korean?
잠수이별 Jamsu-ibyeol
Also written: 잠수 이별
Meaning
Ghosting as a breakup; disappearing underwater.
- When
- Appeared around 2016, peaked around 2018
- Heard in
- dating, relationships
- Feels
- negative
- Politeness
- Rude or crude in tone — fine with close friends, but avoid it with elders, teachers, or at work.
How Koreans use Jamsu-ibyeol
잠수이별은 너무하다.
Jamsu-ibyeol is just too much.
잠수이별 당했다.
I got jamsu-ibyeol'd.
Similar slang in other languages
- US English
- ghosting
- Spanish
- ghostear
- French
- ghoster