Korean slang profile
고블린 모드
gobeullin modeu
An attitude of living in a relaxed, disheveled state without concern for neatness or social expectations.
An attitude of living in a relaxed, disheveled state without concern for neatness or social expectations.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 고블린모드
- Earliest source found
- Mar 26, 2025
- 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
주말 하루는 고블린 모드로 집에서 쉬었다.
I spent a weekend day relaxing at home in 고블린 모드.
02Documented history
- March 2025이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이투데이 explained it in 2025 as letting go of cleaning and appearance management, likened to the messy image of an imaginary goblin. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 복소여란(覆巢餘卵)/고블린 모드 (이투데이)Published Mar 26, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026