Korean slang profile

책꾸

chaekkku

Decorating books to one’s taste by adding cover stickers or using book covers, bookmarks, and similar items.

Expanded form: 책 꾸미기book decorating
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jan 8, 2025
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
새로 산 소설에 북커버를 씌우고 책꾸를 했어.
I put a cover on my new novel and did 책꾸.

02Documented history

January 2025조선일보 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A shortened name for ‘책 꾸미기’ (book decorating). A 2025 source from 조선일보 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but 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.

스티커 붙이고 북커버 씌우고… ‘책꾸’ 열풍 (조선일보)Published Jan 8, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026