Korean slang profile
가마솥
gamasot
Something gradually heating up
A figurative expression for something gradually heating up. This use extends the meaning of the ordinary word for a cooking cauldron.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2006
- 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
가마솥 같은 열기가 며칠에 걸쳐 서서히 달아올랐다.
The excitement gradually heated up over several days, like a 가마솥.
02Documented history
- 2006This source introduced “가마솥” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A paper in a 2006 National Institute of Korean Language publication cites 가마솥 as an existing word acquiring a new meaning, explaining it as an event or thing that gradually heats up. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in the body of the official publication was directly checked. This paper analyzes survey material from 2002–2005, so it does not mean the expression first arose in 2006.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 최근 신어의 조어적 특징 — 새국어생활 제16권 제4호 (국립국어원)Published 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026