Korean slang profile
안갯속
angaetsok
Uncertain outlook
A metaphor for uncertainty about how something will unfold.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 28, 2001
- 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
우승팀은 마지막 경기까지 안갯속이었다.
The winning team remained 안갯속 until the last match.
02Documented history
- 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “안갯속”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 includes the spelling and meaning of “안갯속”. This collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling and corresponding definition in the 2001 collection were directly compared. This does not establish widespread popularity today; the re-quoted older articles and first use were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 226쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026