Korean slang profile
다걸기
dageolgi
Staking everything
A Korean alternative to 올인, meaning to stake all one’s money or possessions.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2006
- 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
가능성을 믿더라도 다걸기는 신중하게 결정해야 한다.
Even if you believe in the possibilities, a decision to do 다걸기 needs care.
02Documented history
- 2006This source introduced “다걸기” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A paper in a 2006 National Institute of Korean Language publication presents 다걸기 as an alternative to 올인, analyzing it as 다 added to 걸기, meaning betting. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in the body of the official publication was directly checked. This paper analyzes survey material from 2002–2005, so it does not mean the expression first arose in 2006.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 최근 신어의 조어적 특징 — 새국어생활 제16권 제4호 (국립국어원)Published 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026