Korean slang profile
안물안궁
anmulangung
Didn't ask, not interested
An expression meaning “I didn't ask and I'm not curious,” used when someone offers an unsolicited story.
Caution: It can sound dismissive of the other person.
- Expanded form
- 안 물어봤고 안 궁금해Didn't ask, not interested
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 20, 2016
- Documented trend period
- Around 2016~
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
네 연애사는 안물안궁이야.
I didn't ask about your love life, and I'm not interested.
- Quoted from a source
안물안궁 ‘안 물어봤고 안 궁금해’의 줄임말.[1]
안물안궁 Abbreviation for ‘I didn’t ask and I’m not curious.’
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- January 2016AhnLab data introduced ‘안물안궁’, a new term for digital natives, and explained its meaning as an abbreviation for ‘I didn’t ask and I’m not curious.’[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for 안 물어봤고 안 궁금해: I didn't ask and I'm not curious. AhnLab's 2016 material explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The source explicitly explains the term. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 디지털 네이티브의 ‘신조어’ 따라잡기 (안랩)Published Jan 20, 2016Original source checked Nov 5, 2026