What does hyeonsaeng mean in Korean?
현생 Hyeonsaeng
Also written: 현실 생활
Meaning
Real life — the adulting that interrupts fandom or games.
- When
- Popular around 2018
- Heard in
- daily life, fandom, social media
- Feels
- neutral, daily life
- Politeness
- Casual. Fine with friends and online; skip it in formal writing or with people you should be polite to.
How Koreans use Hyeonsaeng
현생 바빠서 오늘은 덕질 못 해.
Hyeonsaeng is busy, so no fan stuff today.
현생 리셋 시간.
Time to reset my hyeonsaeng.
Similar slang in other languages
- US English
- touch grass, adulting