What does YOLO mean in Korean?

욜로 YOLO

Also written: YOLO · You Only Live Once

Meaning

You Only Live Once — spend/live now.

When
Appeared around 2016, peaked around 2017
Heard in
lifestyle, spending, marketing
Feels
positivity, free
Politeness
Casual. Fine with friends and online; skip it in formal writing or with people you should be polite to. It sounds dated now, so you'll mostly see it in older posts or used ironically.

How Koreans use YOLO

  • 이번엔 욜로로 여행 간다.

    Going on a YOLO trip this time.

  • 욜로 소비.

    YOLO spending.

Similar slang in other languages

US English
YOLO