Korean slang profile
혼틈
honteum
Taking advantage of a chaotic situation or doing something amid the confusion.
Taking advantage of a chaotic situation or doing something amid the confusion.
- Expanded form
- 혼란을 틈타혼란을 틈타 (taking advantage of confusion)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 1, 2023
- 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
혼틈에 내 의견도 하나 보탰어.
I slipped in my opinion amid the confusion.
02Documented history
- 2023-06-01The 충청타임즈 source used the expression ‘혼틈’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘혼란을 틈타’ (taking advantage of confusion). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- `쉬운 우리말 쓰기' 연중 추진 (충청타임즈)Published Jun 1, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026