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텅장

teongjang

🇰🇷 Korean slang from Seoul

What does “텅장” mean?

an empty bank account

Example

“앨범 다 사고 나니까 통장이 텅장 됐어.”
aelbeom da sago nanikka tongjangi teongjang dwaesseo.
After buying all the albums, my bank account is empty.

Good to know

텅 (empty) + 통장 (bank book).

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

💸 Money

The textbook way to say it: 잔고가 없는 통장

Heard in a conversation

Tickets for the comeback show

Taeo 대박! 본진 컴백 콘서트? 축하축하!
awesome!! your main group's comeback concert?? congrats congrats
Sua 응, 근데 텅장이야… 2주 혼밥 확정 ㅠ
yeah but my account's empty… 2 weeks of eating alone confirmed 😢
Taeo ㅋㅋㅋ 그게 찐 덕질이지. 직캠 감사, 미리.
lol that's real fan life. thx in advance for the fancam

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