Korean slang profile
얼죽코
eoljukko
Insisting on wearing a coat even in cold weather as a matter of taste.
Insisting on wearing a coat even in cold weather as a matter of taste.
- Expanded form
- 얼어 죽어도 코트a coat even if I freeze to death
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 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
나는 얼죽코라서 두꺼운 목도리와 코트를 챙겼어.
I am 얼죽코, so I packed a thick scarf and coat.
02Documented history
- April 2024디자인플러스 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened name for ‘얼어 죽어도 코트’ (a coat even if I freeze to death). A 2024 source from 디자인플러스 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘패알못’ 어서와! 이런 패션 용어는 처음이지? | 디자인플러스 (디자인플러스)Published Apr 6, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026