Korean slang profile
익힘 정도
ikhim jeongdo
An expression imitating a cooking judge’s way of carefully assessing how thoroughly food is cooked.
An expression imitating a cooking judge’s way of carefully assessing how thoroughly food is cooked.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 채소의 익힘 정도
- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2024
- 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
우리 집 감자전도 익힘 정도를 확인해 볼까.
Shall we check the 익힘 정도 of our homemade potato pancake too?
02Documented history
- December 2024YTN introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
YTN reported that the repeatedly used judging comment ‘채소의 익힘 정도’ (how thoroughly the vegetables are cooked) in Culinary Class Wars became an online catchphrase. Who first brought it into everyday use could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [Y이슈] 장원영 '댄스 챌린지'부터 '흑백요리사'까지…2024년 '밈' 결산 (YTN)Published Dec 24, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026