What does jonbeo mean in Korean?
존버 Jonbeo
Also written: 존나게 버티기
Meaning
Hold on no matter how bad it gets (vulgar-ish; avoid in formal settings).
- When
- Popular around 2018
- Heard in
- investing, work, determination
- Feels
- neutral, determination, persevering
- Politeness
- Rude or crude in tone — fine with close friends, but avoid it with elders, teachers, or at work.
How Koreans use Jonbeo
주가 떨어져도 일단 존버 중.
Stock's down, but I'm jonbeo-ing for now.
존버는 승리한다.
Jonbeo always wins.