Korean slang profile
어이모드
eoimodeu
A dumbfounded mood
A mood or reaction of disbelief or being dumbfounded.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
예고 없이 약속이 취소됐다는 말에 잠시 어이모드가 됐다.
I briefly went into 어이모드 when told the plans had been canceled without warning.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “어이모드” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “어이모드” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026