Korean slang profile
컬러홀릭
keolreoholrik
Intense interest in colors
A tendency to take a very strong interest in colors and the atmosphere or individuality they create.
- Expanded form
- color + holiccolor + holic
- 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
색 조합을 모으는 취미가 생기며 컬러홀릭이 됐다.
Collecting color combinations became a hobby, and I turned into a 컬러홀릭.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “컬러홀릭” 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 describes a state of taking an excessive interest in colors and the atmosphere they express. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
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