Korean slang profile

인텔리룩

intelriruk

An outfit that creates an intellectual impression.

Expanded form: intelligentsia + lookintelligentsia + look
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 9, 2010
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
단정한 재킷과 안경으로 인텔리룩을 완성했어.
I completed the 인텔리룩 with a neat jacket and glasses.

02Documented history

November 9, 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” included the expression and its definition in the new-word section.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” directly defines the expression in its new-word section. It gives its components as “intelligentsia + look”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The entry and definition in one collection were directly checked. The older articles cited in the collection were not separately checked, so their dates were not used as the earliest verified date.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

2010년 신어 자료집 — PDF 52쪽 (국립국어원)Published Nov 9, 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026