Korean slang profile

꼬꼬무

kkokkomu

A shortened title for the television program ‘꼬리에 꼬리를 무는 그날 이야기’.

Expanded form: 꼬리에 꼬리를 무는 그날 이야기꼬리에 꼬리를 무는 그날 이야기 (stories of that day, one leading to another)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Oct 22, 2021
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
꼬꼬무를 보고 그날의 사건을 더 찾아봤어.
After watching 꼬꼬무, I looked up more about the events of that day.

02Documented history

October 2021연합뉴스 gave ‘꼬꼬무’ alongside the full title when reporting the first broadcast of the program’s regular run.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘꼬리에 꼬리를 무는 그날 이야기’ (stories of that day, one leading to another). A 2021 source from 연합뉴스 gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

One source explicitly gives this explanation. When it was first used is unknown.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

'꼬꼬무' 정규편성 첫 방송 시청률 5.1%…형제복지원 사건 조명 (연합뉴스)Published Oct 22, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026