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노답

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🇰🇷 Korean slang from Seoul

What does “노답” mean?

hopeless, a lost cause

Example

“우리 팀 오늘 경기력 노답이다.”
uri tim oneul gyeonggiryeok nodabida.
Our team's play today is hopeless.

Good to know

English “no” + 답 (answer).

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

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The textbook way to say it: 답이 없다

Heard in a conversation

Iced americano in January

Doyun 맛집 찾았어. 존맛이래. 혼밥하기 싫은데 같이 갈래?
I found a great place to eat. They say it's crazy delicious. I don't want to eat alone, want to come?
Yuna 콜. 근데 내돈내산 후기였어? 광고면 노답이야.
Deal. But was it an honest review, bought with their own money? If it's an ad, it's hopeless.
Doyun 레알 내돈내산. 먹방 영상도 봤는데 개꿀이더라.
For real, their own money. I watched a mukbang too and it looked like a sweet deal.

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