Korean slang profile
엣지있다
etjiitda
Distinctive and striking in style
To have a distinctive, striking style in fashion, makeup, or similar areas.
- Expanded form
- edge + 있다edge + to have
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2010
- 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
단순한 옷에 독특한 소품을 더하니 엣지있는 차림이 됐다.
Adding an unusual accessory to simple clothes made the outfit 엣지있다.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “엣지있다” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection describes a distinctive, striking impression created by clothing or makeup. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026