Korean slang profile
케꾸
kekku
Decorating a cake to one’s own taste.
Decorating a cake to one’s own taste.
- Expanded form
- 케이크 꾸미기케이크 꾸미기 (cake decorating)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 27, 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
기념일에 과일과 장식으로 케꾸를 했어.
For the anniversary, I decorated a cake with fruit and ornaments.
02Documented history
- 2022-01-27The 중앙일보 source used the expression ‘케꾸’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘케이크 꾸미기’ (cake decorating). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [폴인인사이트]국순당·지그재그가 MZ세대를 '팬'으로 만든 비결 (중앙일보)Published Jan 27, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026