Korean slang profile

그루답터

geurudapteo

A man who buys new fashion or grooming products early to care for his appearance.

Expanded form: 그루밍(grooming) + 얼리 어답터(early adopter)그루밍(grooming) + 얼리 어답터(early adopter) (grooming + early adopter)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 30, 2017
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
그루답터인 친구가 새로 나온 미용 기기의 사용감을 알려 줬다.
My 그루답터 friend told me how a new grooming device felt to use.

02Documented history

November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026