Korean slang profile
알쓸신잡
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A shortened title for the variety program ‘알아두면 쓸데없는 신비한 잡학사전’.
A shortened title for the variety program ‘알아두면 쓸데없는 신비한 잡학사전’.
- Expanded form
- 알아두면 쓸데없는 신비한 잡학사전알아두면 쓸데없는 신비한 잡학사전 (a mysterious encyclopedia of miscellaneous knowledge with no practical use)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 5, 2021
- 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
알쓸신잡을 보다가 여행지의 역사에 관심이 생겼어.
Watching 알쓸신잡 sparked my interest in the history of travel destinations.
02Documented history
- April 2021조이뉴스24 gave the full title of the earlier program ‘알쓸신잡’ in an article introducing 알쓸범잡.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘알아두면 쓸데없는 신비한 잡학사전’ (a mysterious encyclopedia of miscellaneous knowledge with no practical use). A 2021 source from 조이뉴스24 gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
One source explicitly gives this explanation. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '알쓸범잡', 첫 회부터 뜨거운 반응…양정우 PD “양질 프로그램 되도록 의견 부탁” (조이뉴스24)Published Apr 5, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026