Korean slang profile
군싹
gunssak
Mouthwatering
An expression meaning that a food photo or a description of food is making your mouth water.
- Expanded form
- 군침이 싹 돈다Mouthwatering
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 23, 2022
- Documented trend period
- Around 2022~
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
그 라면 사진 군싹이야.
That photo of ramen is making my mouth water.
- Quoted from a source
군싹 : ‘군침이 싹 돈다’는 뜻입니다.[1]
군싹: It means ‘mouth watering.’
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- February 2022When the Ministry Data Research Institute showed 698 people involved in ministry five ‘words used by MZ세대’ (material, 군싹, 스불재, 완내스, smombie) and asked if they knew them, 71% responded ‘I don’t know what they mean.’ These are the results for all 5.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for 군침이 싹 돈다, meaning that one's mouth waters. Christian Today's account of a Ministry Data Lab explanation describes its use with food photos on social media and eating videos on YouTube. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The article explicitly explains the term. However, its survey participants were people involved in ministry, so the survey should not be treated as representative of usage in general.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘군싹, 스불재, 완내스…’ 아는 단어는 몇 개? (크리스천투데이)Published Feb 23, 2022Original source checked Nov 5, 2026