Korean slang profile
이불킥
ibulkik
Cringing at your own memories
Remembering something embarrassing you said or did and wanting to kick the blankets in embarrassment.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 10, 2017
- 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
어제 한 말 생각나서 이불킥했어.
I remembered what I said yesterday and kicked the blankets in embarrassment.
- Quoted from a source
간밤의 부끄러운 행위나 일이 생각나 이불을 발로 찬다는 뜻의 신조어[1]
A new word meaning to kick the blanket when remembering an embarrassing act or event from the night before.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- 2017-05-10SBS used a new word to explain the meaning of a situation where one kicks the blanket while remembering something embarrassing.[1]
03Origin & word formation
SBS explains it as a new expression for kicking the blankets when an embarrassing incident or action from the previous night comes to mind. The first creator and date of use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
An SBS article replaced evidence that was previously inaccessible. It explicitly explains the meaning, but it is one source and the original circumstances of coinage remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [오!클릭] 화제 된 축하 볼 뽀뽀…안희정의 답은 이불킥 (SBS)Published May 10, 2017Original source checked Nov 6, 2026