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겠냐 What does 겠냐 mean in Korean?

gen-nya Internet & Texting Casual, playful

Meaning

“…yeah, right.” A self-aware punchline that cancels what you just said.

It went viral from a clip of Chaehyun of the girl group Kep1er saying “죄송합니다 (겠냐고)” on a fan app. Now people add (겠냐) after wishful thinking.

Where it comes from

~겠냐?“would it really?”, a sarcastic question ending
(겠냐)Added in brackets to take back what you just said

Examples

오늘 일찍 퇴근한다! (겠냐) Leaving work early today! (…as if)
맛있으면 0칼로리 (겠냐) If it’s tasty, it has zero calories. (…yeah, right)

Useful forms

(겠냐) · …as if겠냐고 · …like that would happen

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