English translation · Awaiting review

Korean slang profile

다꾸

dakku

The hobby of decorating a planner or diary with stickers, colored pens, and other embellishments.

The hobby of decorating a planner or diary with stickers, colored pens, and other embellishments.

Expanded form
다이어리 꾸미기다이어리 꾸미기 (decorating a planner or diary)
Other spellings
—
Earliest source found
Aug 6, 2024
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

    오늘 산 스티커로 주말에 다꾸를 하려고 해.

    I’m going to do some 다꾸 this weekend with the stickers I bought today.

02Documented history

  1. August 2024The Financial News introduced the meaning and usage of 다꾸.[1]
  2. January 2026Kyeonggi Ilbo introduced the meaning and usage of 다꾸.[2]

03Origin & word formation

The article identifies it as a shortened form of 다이어리 꾸미기. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation was checked in a source we read directly. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier sources need further comparison.

04Sources

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

  1. '신꾸'부터 '백꾸'까지...별다꾸 트렌드에 탑승한 유통업계 - 파이낸셜뉴스 (파이낸셜뉴스)Published Aug 6, 2024Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
  2. 동대문에서 행궁동까지 ‘볼꾸’ 열풍…“꾸미기가 소비로” (경기일보)Published Jan 31, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

← Browse abbreviations · Read the Korean entry