Korean slang profile
캘박
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An expression meaning one will save an appointment or event to a calendar so as not to forget it.
An expression meaning one will save an appointment or event to a calendar so as not to forget it.
- Expanded form
- 달력(캘린더)에 박제한다달력(캘린더)에 박제한다 (preserve it in the calendar)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 28, 2022
- 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
금요일 저녁 모임은 캘박해 뒀어.
I’ve 캘박 our Friday-evening meetup.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Seoul Economic Daily explains the shortening of ‘preserve it in the calendar’ as the act of saving important events. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation was checked in a source we read directly. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier sources need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [������ ����] Ķ�� : ����Ʈ ���� (서울경제)Published Mar 28, 2022Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
- 일상에서 가장 불편한 말은 ‘젊은 세대의 신조어·줄임말’(39.6%) - 뉴스N제주 (뉴스N제주)Published Oct 8, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026