Korean slang profile
ㄱㄱ
Let's go
A consonant abbreviation of 고고, the Korean rendering of “go go,” used to suggest getting started or to agree to do something together.
- Expanded form
- 고고(go go)Let's go
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2011
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
오늘 치킨 시킬까? — ㄱㄱ
Should we order chicken today? — Let's do it.
02Documented history
- Around 2011‘ㄱㄱ’ appears in the list of communication language slang in the National Institute of the Korean Language’s national survey on youth language status and language awareness.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Commonly explained as the initial consonants of 고고, a Korean rendering of “go go.” The supporting report is a word list and does not directly verify this expansion.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
No source directly explaining it as the initial consonants of 고고 has been verified. Only examples of usage have been confirmed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 청소년 언어실태·언어의식 전국 조사 (국립국어원·한양대학교 산학협력단)Published 2011Original source checked Nov 5, 2026