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TOPIK 3interjection

헐

heol

casual exclamation · 헐, 대박! · 헐, 진짜?

what?!, OMG, no way (shock or disbelief)

Example

헐, 벌써 표가 다 팔렸어요?

What?! The tickets are already sold out?

Word parts

A stunned sound word that spread through internet chat in the 2000s and moved into everyday speech.

Good to know

Casual: fine with friends, not with bosses or elders. It can greet good or bad news but usually carries dismay or disbelief.