댓삭 (daetsak) — Deleting a posted comment.
Lesson 99 in our Korean Slang series, adapted from Korean Your Teacher Doesn’t Teach You by Injin Hwang. This expression appears in the book’s shortened expressions section.
What 댓삭 means
댓삭 compresses 댓글 삭제. A person may remove a comment after spotting a typo, changing their mind, or reconsidering a reply. The situation and tone help determine how natural the expression sounds.
A short conversation
A: 아까 네 댓글 어디 갔어?
B: 틀린 정보라 댓삭했어.
A: Where did your earlier comment go?
B: I deleted it because the information was wrong.
Use it with care
It is casual online wording. Deleting a comment does not erase screenshots or necessarily undo harm caused by a hurtful remark.
A neutral or polite alternative: 댓글을 삭제했어요. — I deleted the comment.
Try it yourself
Does 댓삭 mean writing a new comment?
Answer: No. It means removing one. Read the Korean exchange aloud, then replace one detail with something from your own life.
Learn the rest of the series in Basic Korean Grammar. Find more expressions in the Korean slang book on Amazon.
