What does assa mean in Korean?
아싸 Assa
Also written: 아웃사이더
Meaning
Outsider; the opposite of 인싸.
- When
- Appeared around 2016, peaked around 2018
- Heard in
- society, school, the workplace
- Feels
- neutral, 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 Assa
나는 아싸 기질이 있다.
I've got assa tendencies.
아싸의 주말.
An assa's weekend.
Similar slang in other languages
- Japanese
- 陰キャ
- Chinese (mainland)
- 社恐
- Chinese (Taiwan)
- 邊緣人