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The more you settle into Korean life, the more you'll use this national word of encouragement — cheering someone on and rallying each other through hard times. What is it?

'Hwaiting (Fighting)!'
'Hwaiting (Fighting)!' is Korea's go-to expression of encouragement — for exams, interviews, sports, and everyday 'you've got this.' It comes from English 'fighting' but has become distinctly Korean, carrying a communal spirit of lifting each other up.

"Hwaiting (Fighting)!" functions as an all-purpose cheer of encouragement in Korea, used before exams, job interviews, sports matches, or simply to tell a friend having a rough day that you're rooting for them, capturing a communal spirit of mutual support rather than literal combat.

"Be quiet!" and "Go away!" are dismissive phrases with essentially opposite intent, discouraging rather than encouraging someone, so neither fits the warm, supportive tone the word is known for.

The word's origin from English "fighting" but its completely reshaped Korean meaning is a good example of how loanwords can drift far from their source language's actual usage once adopted into everyday speech.

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