Korean slang profile
볕멍
byeonmeong
An expression for zoning out while feeling the sunlight.
An expression for zoning out while feeling the sunlight.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 16, 2022
- 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
창가에서 볕멍을 하다가 오후가 됐어.
I zoned out in the sunlight by the window until afternoon.
02Documented history
- 2022-05-16The 경향신문 source used the expression ‘볕멍’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article discusses sunlight and a state of blank gazing while interpreting the poem ‘볕멍’. It does not explain how the expression was coined. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [詩想과 세상] 볕멍 (경향신문)Published May 16, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026