Interjection [edit] ㅇㅇ • (eung) text messaging spelling of 응 (eung, “yeah”) ㅇㅇ comes from 응, which is an informal way to say “yes” in korean Did someone text you “ㄱㅅ”, “ㅇㅇ”, or even “otl” and you have no idea what that means
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Here you’ll learn more about how to text with a korean keyboard, what abbreviations and slang you should use, and we’ll even review your hangul skills.
Koreans prefer to use ㅇㅇ more than 네 as it sounds a lot friendlier in texts This slang means no or negates a statement ㅇㅇmeans yes and it is a short version of 응 in korean For more info, you use ㅇㅇonly between close friends or persons as it is a super casual expression.
Some originate from korean itself like 엉 which is the most casual way to say yes or yeah in korean, being reduced down to just ㅇㅇ Or ᄋᄃ from 어디 (where), ᄆᄎ from 미쳤어 (crazy), etc By using the most prominent elements of the word to make up the shortened texting version.
