Korean slang profile
겨털
gyeoteol
Shortened word for armpit hair
A shortened word for hair growing in the armpits.
- Expanded form
- 겨드랑이털armpit hair
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 2, 2006
- 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
이 안내문에는 겨털이라는 줄임말도 나와 있었다.
This leaflet also included the abbreviation 겨털.
02Documented history
- 2006-08-02This source introduced “겨털” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It shortens 겨드랑이털. A Kukmin Ilbo article republished on Daum gives the expression together with its expanded form. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and explanation in the article’s body were directly compared. This is the account of one source; the original coinage and first use have not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘정우성’ ‘우행시’ ‘여병추’…줄임말의 미학? 유희? (국민일보 / 다음 전재)Published Aug 2, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026