Korean slang profile
클알못
keulalmot
Someone with little knowledge or experience of classical music.
Someone with little knowledge or experience of classical music.
- Expanded form
- 클래식 음악을 잘 알지 못하는 사람클래식 음악을 잘 알지 못하는 사람 (someone unfamiliar with classical music)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2018
- 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
클알못이라 연주회 전에 곡 설명을 읽었다.
As a 클알못, I read the program notes before the concert.
02Documented history
- November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026