Korean slang profile
취존
chwijon
Respecting different tastes
An expression asking people to respect others' preferences instead of criticizing them.
- Expanded form
- 취향 존중Respecting different tastes
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2011
- 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
난 민트초코 좋아해. 취존 부탁해.
I like mint chocolate. Please respect my taste.
- Quoted from a source
취존: 취향입니다. 존중해 주시죠.[2]
취존: It's a matter of taste. Please respect it.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- 2011The National Institute of the Korean Language’s report on the ‘National Survey on Youth Language Status and Language Awareness’ cited ‘취존 (It’s a preference. Please respect it.)’ as an example of an abbreviation created by combining two sentences.[2]
- August 2014Ten Asia introduced ‘취존’ in fan culture terms as ‘an abbreviation for respect for taste.’[3]
03Origin & word formation
Short for either 취향입니다. 존중해 주시죠. or 취향 존중. The National Institute of Korean Language report gives the former and TenAsia the latter, so the expansions differ slightly. Who first used it has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Sources expand it differently: 취향입니다. 존중해 주시죠. in the National Institute of Korean Language's 2011 material, and 취향 존중 in TenAsia in 2014. Which was the original form is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 스마트폰 중독 청소년 부모교육 프로그램 매뉴얼 (여성가족부)Published 2013Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 청소년 언어실태·언어의식 전국 조사 (국립국어원·한양대학교 산학협력단)Published 2011Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 덕후 용어 사전 들어는 보셨나요 (텐아시아)Published Aug 7, 2014Original source checked Nov 5, 2026