느금마 게이
neugeumma gei
The phrase "your mom is gay" in Korean is 느금마 게이 (neugeumma gei).
This is an insulting slang phrase used to mock someone by making a joke about their mother's sexual orientation.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
This phrase is extremely offensive slang used primarily in toxic online gaming or internet subcultures.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this slang construction, the copula (the verb "to be") is omitted, which is common in aggressive internet slang.
How do you pronounce it?
neugeumma gei
Did you know?
- Insulting a person's parents, especially the mother, is considered significantly more taboo in Korean culture than in Western cultures due to deep-rooted Confucian values of filial piety.
- In Korean internet culture, phrases starting with 느금마 are often shortened even further to just the consonants ㄴㄱㅁ to bypass chat filters in games.
- The word 느금마 is a deliberate distortion of 너희 엄마, which means 'your mother'. It transforms a standard phrase into a mocking, nasal sound to sound more aggressive or childish.
Examples in context
- 어머니께서 동성애자시라고 들었어요.I heard that your mother is a homosexual.
- 느금마 게이임.neu-geum-ma ge-i-im.Your mom is gay.
Example conversation
Two students are arguing aggressively in a game chat.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo느금마 게이냐?neu-geum-ma ge-i-nya?Is your mom gay?
- 수빈 Su-bin너나 잘해.neo-na jal-hae.Mind your own business.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo진짜 느금마 게이네.jin-jja neu-geum-ma ge-i-ne.Your mom really is gay.
- 수빈 Su-bin차단할게.cha-dan-hal-ge.I'm blocking you.
