Korean slang profile
불멍
bulmeong
Spending time gazing blankly at a fire.
Spending time gazing blankly at a fire.
- Expanded form
- 불을 보며 멍을 때린다불을 보며 멍을 때린다 (zone out while watching a fire)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 21, 2023
- 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
캠핑장에서 불멍을 하며 쉬었어.
I relaxed by gazing at the fire at the campsite.
02Documented history
- 2023-10-21The 뉴시스 source used the expression ‘불멍’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains the formation as ‘불을 보며 멍을 때린다’ (zone out while watching a fire). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "가을 캠핑족 잡아볼까"…'간편·감성·초경량' 용품들 봇물 (뉴시스)Published Oct 21, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026