What does dapjeongneo mean in Korean?
답정너 Dapjeongneo
Also written: 답은 정해져 있고 너는 대답만 하면 돼
Meaning
A question that already has the answer; you’re just supposed to agree.
- When
- Appeared around 2015, peaked around 2017
- Heard in
- the workplace, relationships, humor
- Feels
- satire, negative
- Politeness
- Casual. Fine with friends and online; skip it in formal writing or with people you should be polite to.
How Koreans use Dapjeongneo
회의가 답정너였다.
The meeting was dapjeongneo.
답정너 질문 금지.
No dapjeongneo questions.