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Korean life dictionary

22 short guides to words and manners

Slang

멘붕

menbung

A mental breakdown — total panic or confusion.

OriginShort for 멘탈 붕괴 (mental collapse).

When to useWhen everything goes wrong at once.

CarefulCasual — fine with friends, out of place in formal writing or with your boss.

Examples

  • 파일이 다 날아가서 멘붕 왔어.

    All my files disappeared and I totally panicked.

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