Korean slang profile

뷰알못

byualmot

Someone unfamiliar with products for grooming or appearance, such as cosmetics and clothes.

Expanded form: 뷰티를 알지 못하는 사람뷰티를 알지 못하는 사람 (someone unfamiliar with beauty)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 30, 2017
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
뷰알못이라 화장품을 고를 때 사용 순서부터 물었다.
As a 뷰알못, I first asked about the order of use when choosing cosmetics.

02Documented history

November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026