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Trendy Lingo: Worse Than 읽씹 – 안읽씹! Pretending Not to See the Message


💎 What you'll learn in this post

  • If the person sitting next to you gets a message and you see them ignoring it and pretending they didn't see it, this is the word to use!

📌 Heads up before you read

 

Overnight Sensation Words

 


⚡ Frequency of use by K-pop fans

★★★★★


⚡ Frequency of use in general

★★★★★



안읽씹 [anil-ssip]

Leave on unread


If 읽씹 means reading a message and ignoring it,

안읽씹 means reading the message through notifications or other means and intentionally not opening the chat.😂


This word started with KakaoTalk but is now used for all chat messengers.


🔎 안 is the short form of 아니[a-ni], which expresses negation or opposition.


 

Example)


✅ Which is worse behavior, 읽씹[il-ssip] or 안읽씹[anil-ssip]?

읽씹이 나빠요, 안읽씹이 나빠요?

→ Is it worse to read a message and not reply, or to intentionally not read it?


✅ Why do you keep on doing 안읽씹[anil-ssip]?

당신은 왜 자주 안읽씹을 하는거에요?

→ Why do you often pretend not to read my messages?

→ Why do you often avoid my messages on purpose?


 

💬 Real Korean Expressions in Conversation


👩‍🦰: Is something wrong with Suhyun? She doesn't check KakaoTalk...

수현이 무슨 일 있어? 카톡을 안 봐...


👨‍🦱: I think Suhyun 안읽씹[anil-ssip] your messages 😰

수현이가 너 카톡을 안읽씹하는 것 같아 😰

I think Suhyun leaves your messages unread 😰


👩‍🦰: ?

?


👨‍🦱: I just talked to Suhyun yesterday.

난 수현이랑 어제도 연락했어


👩‍🦰: Why would she do that? I'm really shocked!!!!! 😡

왜 그러지? 진짜 충격이야!!!!! 😡




 

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