먹통

not working, unresponsive

noun Rare #30,184

not working, unresponsive Colloquial; often used of electronic devices that have stopped working.

KO: 오늘은 휴대폰이 먹통이에요.

EN: My phone isn’t working today.

이젠 라디오 도 먹통 이네요

Now even the radio is dead.

— 데드 돈 다이 (2019)

폰 도 먹통 됐어요

My phone stopped working too.

— 데드 돈 다이 (2019)

먹통 장비 같으니!

It's like a dead device!

— 아틀란티스: 잃어버린 제국 (2001)

먹통이 돼서요 안 돼요

It’s frozen, so it’s not working.

— F1 더 무비 (2025)