What does hyeonta mean in Korean?
현타 Hyeonta
Also written: 현실 자각 타임 · 현자타임
Meaning
A sudden crash back to reality after a binge or high.
- When
- Popular around 2015
- Heard in
- daily life, feelings, humor
- Feels
- negative, empty, self-deprecation
- Politeness
- Casual. Fine with friends and online; skip it in formal writing or with people you should be polite to.
How Koreans use Hyeonta
카드값 보고 갑자기 현타 왔다.
Saw my card bill and the hyeonta hit.
몰아보기 끝나고 오는 그 현타...
That hyeonta after finishing a binge-watch...
Similar slang in other languages
- UK English
- knackered
- Chinese (mainland)
- 从从容容、游刃有余, emo, 我太难了
- Chinese (Taiwan)
- 厭世
- French
- c'est chaud