The feels
Significado: Strong emotions, especially sentimental or nostalgic ones triggered by something touching.
The feels describes an overwhelming wave of emotion, usually triggered by something sweet, sad, or nostalgic — a touching movie scene, a cute animal video, or an old photo. It's always used in the plural ('the feels,' never 'a feel') and implies being caught off guard by emotion.
Ejemplos
- That video of the soldier surprising his daughter gave me all the feels. 那个士兵给女儿惊喜的视频让我眼泪哗哗的。Ese vídeo del soldado sorprendiendo a su hija me llenó de emoción.兵士が娘をサプライズで訪ねる動画、感情が溢れた。군인이 딸을 깜짝 방문하는 영상에 감정이 폭발했어.
- I was fine until the last episode — then the feels hit me like a truck. 我一直都还好,直到最后一集——然后情感像卡车一样撞了上来。Estaba bien hasta el último episodio — entonces la emoción me golpeó como un camión.最終話まで平気だったのに、そこでドッと感情が押し寄せた。마지막 회까지 괜찮았는데 — 거기서 감정이 트럭처럼 덮쳤어.
- Looking at our old college photos is giving me the feels. 翻看我们大学时的老照片,好多回忆涌上来了。Mirar nuestras fotos antiguas de la universidad me está poniendo muy emotivo.大学時代の写真を見てたら、めっちゃエモくなってきた。우리 대학 시절 사진 보니까 완전 감성에 젖어.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: social media, texting, casual conversation
Tono: sentimental, playful
✓ Correcto
- Right in the feels.Right in the feels.Justo en los sentimientos.感情のど真ん中に刺さった。감정에 정통으로 맞았어.
- That gave me all the feels.That gave me all the feels.Eso me dio todos los feels.めっちゃエモかった。그거 보고 감정 폭발했어.
✗ Incorrecto
- Don't use to describe serious grief — 'I have the feels about my grandma's funeral' trivializes the emotion不要用来描述真正的悲伤——'奶奶的葬礼让我有the feels'会让情感显得轻浮No lo uses para describir un duelo serio — 'I have the feels about my grandma's funeral' trivializa la emoción本当に深刻な悲しみには使わないこと。「おばあちゃんの葬式でthe feels」はその感情を軽んじてしまう심각한 슬픔을 표현하는 데 사용하지 말 것 — '할머니 장례식에 the feels'라고 하면 감정을 가볍게 여기는 것이 된다
Origen e historia
Popularized on Tumblr and social media around 2012-2013 as a shorthand for overwhelming emotions. Likely evolved from internet culture's tendency to shorten and playfully distort language.
Contexto cultural
Era: 2010s
Generation: Millennials
Social background: Universal
Más de este tema
More from Millennial Slang
Tarjetas, cuestionarios, audio y repetición espaciada — todo gratis