What does byeorakgeoji mean in Korean?

벼락거지 Byeorakgeoji

Also written: 벼락 거지

Meaning

Feeling suddenly poor because asset prices jumped without you.

When
Popular around 2021
Heard in
investing, society, self-deprecation
Feels
self-deprecation, negative
Politeness
Rude or crude in tone — fine with close friends, but avoid it with elders, teachers, or at work.

How Koreans use Byeorakgeoji

  • 친구 집값 보고 벼락거지 됐다.

    Saw my friend's home value and became a byeorakgeoji.

  • 벼락거지 감정.

    That byeorakgeoji feeling.

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