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짱이다

jjang-i-da

it’s the tops it’s cool it’s the bomb

What does 짱이다 mean?

it’s the tops it’s cool it’s the bomb.

From the original card

Jjang, the head or leader of a group, came to mean "cool" or "great," much like its English equivalents - cool, hip, fresh, with it, the shit, the bomb, etc.

From the published Badass Korean archive. Slang depends on the relationship and setting; historical explanations and origin stories have not been newly reviewed. Some cards include profanity, insults, or sexual language.

짱이다 — it’s the tops it’s cool it’s the bomb; original illustrated Korean slang flashcard
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