Korean slang profile
에겐테토
egen-teto
The egen–teto personality meme
An internet meme that borrows the names of estrogen and testosterone to categorize personalities or dating styles.
- Expanded form
- 에스트로겐 + 테스토스테론The egen–teto personality meme
- Other spellings
- 에겐-테토, 테토에겐, 테토, 에겐, 테토남, 테토녀, 에겐남, 에겐녀
- Earliest source found
- Mar 2026
- 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
친구들이 에겐테토 밈에 관해 이야기했어.
My friends were talking about the egen–teto meme.
- Quoted from a source
에겐-테토[1]
Egen–teto
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- 2026-03The consumer era explained its usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Consumer Era explains abbreviations of the two hormone names. The material does not present them as a medical personality diagnosis.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
One source explains the term. The earliest use and route of spread need comparison with further evidence.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 모르면 스트레스 많이 받을 거야: 요즘 뜨는 유행어, 요즘 쓰는 밈 (한국소비자원 소비자시대 2026년 3월호)Published Mar 2026Original source checked Nov 6, 2026