Korean slang profile
찬소
chanso
Short for cold soju.
Short for cold soju.
- Expanded form
- 찬 소주찬 소주 (cold soju)
- Other spellings
- 찬 소
- Earliest source found
- Feb 26, 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
기사에서 찬소와 미소를 비교한 대목을 읽었다.
I read the article’s comparison of cold and lukewarm soju.
02Documented history
- 2022-02-26The 한겨레21 source used the expression ‘찬소’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘찬 소주’ (cold soju). 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.
- ‘사빠죄아’ 아닌 ‘술빠죄아’ (한겨레21)Published Feb 26, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026