Korean slang profile
듣보작
deutbojak
An unfamiliar, little-known work one has never heard of or encountered.
An unfamiliar, little-known work one has never heard of or encountered.
- Expanded form
- 듣도 보도 못한 작품듣도 보도 못한 작품 (a work one has neither heard of nor seen)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
나에게는 듣보작이었는데 보고 나니 기억에 남았어.
It was an unknown work to me, but it stayed with me after I watched it.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. It describes it as short for “듣도 보도 못한 작품”. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 27 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 27쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026