없긴 왜

why say there isn't

→ 없다
phrase Rare #13,708
why say there isn't A colloquial way to contradict someone who says that something or someone does not exist or is unavailable. The omitted subject is understood from context, as in “Why say there isn’t one?” or “Of course there is.”
KO: 이 근처에 맛있는 식당이 없긴 왜 없어? 저기 있잖아.
EN: Why say there aren't any good restaurants around here? There's one right over there.

없긴 왜 없어 조셉 사고를 봤어!

Why isn't there one? Joseph saw the accident!

— 미스터 헐리웃 (2000)

없긴 왜 없소

Why wouldn't there be any?

— 타이타닉 (1997)

없긴 왜 없어 있는 말 이야

Why say it doesn’t exist? It does—it’s a real expression.

— 크리에이터 (2023)