Korean slang profile
킹리적 갓심
kingnijeok gatsim
A playful emphatic expression for a suspicion that has reasonable grounds.
A playful emphatic expression for a suspicion that has reasonable grounds.
- Expanded form
- 합리적 의심 + 킹 + 갓합리적 의심 + 킹 + 갓 (reasonable suspicion + king + god)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 19, 2020
- 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
같은 시간에 간식이 사라져서 킹리적 갓심이 들었다.
The snacks kept disappearing at the same time, giving me a very reasonable suspicion.
02Documented history
- September 2020코스모폴리탄 explained it as an emphatic variation on ‘합리적 의심’ (reasonable suspicion).[1]
03Origin & word formation
It mixes ‘합리적 의심’ (reasonable suspicion) with the emphatic words ‘킹’ (king) and ‘갓’ (god). 코스모폴리탄 explicitly explains this formation and introduces sarcastic as well as admiring usage. The first user and time could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in the body of the source was checked, but the first user could not be identified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신조어로 쓴 글, 이거 이해하면 젠지 인정! (코스모폴리탄)Published Sep 19, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026