Paiting (Hangul: 파이팅, pronounced [pʰaitʰiŋ]), also known as Fighting, is a common Konglish expression in the Korean language that is meant to rally or cheer someone. It is used as a form of encouragement, often in sports or whenever a challenge is met.[1]
Its original word, in English, "fighting" is used as an adjective or present participle, not as exclamation. But its use has changed in Korean, so "Paiting" is used as exclamation. It is often translated as "Come on!" or "Let's go!" in English (such as "대한민국 파이팅!" → "Go, Korea!"),[2][3] but has no exact equivalent.
It is often accompanied by the expression "Aja aja!"(Hangul: 아자 아자)[4] which is a kind of rally. The expression "Hwaiting" (Hangul: 화이팅", pronounced [hwaitʰiŋ]), a synonym of "Paiting", is also used by Koreans, although it is not in important Korean dictionaries such as The standard dictionary of the Korean language (표준국어대사전).[5]
It is a loan word from the English language "fighting".[1][3][6]