Korean slang profile
아가모
agamo
“Save, separate, and collect”
A term made from the beginnings of “let’s save, separate, and collect.”
- Expanded form
- 아끼자·가르자·모으자아끼자·가르자·모으자 (let’s save, separate, and collect)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2010
- 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
행사에서는 아가모라는 구호를 소개했다.
The event introduced the slogan 아가모.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “아가모” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection directly gives that expanded phrase. It does not explain the specific application of each action. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026