Korean slang profile
고양이 그림자
goyangi geurimja
A pose challenge in which people use their elbows and fingers to form cat ears and whiskers and photograph the shadow.
A pose challenge in which people use their elbows and fingers to form cat ears and whiskers and photograph the shadow.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 15, 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
가로등 아래에서 고양이 그림자 사진을 찍었어.
I took a 고양이 그림자 photo under a streetlight.
02Documented history
- 2025-05-15Sports Kyunghyang introduced a pose using arms and fingers to make and photograph a cat-shaped shadow, with examples of participants.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2025 Sports Kyunghyang article reports how to fold the arms and spread the fingers to make a cat-shaped shadow, with examples of celebrities taking part. Who first created the pose and when it was posted could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. The original material and when the expression was coined need separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "냐옹" Z세대 밈 접수한 ★들…'고양이 그림자' 인증 열풍[스경연예연구소] : 네이트 연예 (스포츠경향)Published May 15, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026