Korean slang profile
긱시크
giksikeu
A fashion trend that uses glasses or retro clothing to create an intellectual, individual look.
A fashion trend that uses glasses or retro clothing to create an intellectual, individual look.
- Expanded form
- geek(괴짜) + chic(세련됨)geek (괴짜) + chic (세련됨)
- Other spellings
- Geek Chic
- Earliest source found
- Mar 12, 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
셔츠와 작은 사각 안경으로 긱시크 느낌을 냈어.
I went for a 긱시크 look with a shirt and small rectangular glasses.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Ten Asia explicitly describes it as a blend of geek and chic and introduces fashion using glasses. A later Harper’s Bazaar article also shows its use for rectangular glasses. When the term was first coined could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and usage were checked directly in the source. When the term was first coined could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 안유진부터 카리나까지, 사각 안경에 빠진 이유는? | 하퍼스 바자 코리아 (하퍼스 바자 코리아)Published Oct 21, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
- 블랙핑크 지수·로제→르세라핌 허윤진…아이돌 패션 대세=긱시크 [TEN초점] (텐아시아)Published Mar 12, 2024Original source checked Nov 12, 2026