Korean slang profile
입소문족
ipsomunjok
People who use word of mouth
People who use word of mouth or word-of-mouth advertising.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 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
가게를 고를 때 입소문족의 반응을 함께 살폈다.
When choosing a shop, I also looked at the reactions of 입소문족.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “입소문족” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection defines it as a group of people who use word-of-mouth advertising. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026