Korean slang profile
꾸안꾸
kkuankku
Effortless-looking style
A stylish look that appears natural and does not show how much effort went into it.
- Expanded form
- 꾸민 듯 안 꾸민 듯Effortless-looking style
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 27, 2019
- Documented trend period
- Around 2019~
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
오늘 꾸안꾸 룩으로 입었어.
I went for an effortless-looking outfit today.
- Quoted from a source
꾸안꾸 → 꾸민 듯 안꾸민 듯[1]
꾸안꾸: looking styled without looking obviously styled.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- March 2019Insight introduced a list of new words used among college students and explained their meaning as ‘꾸안꾸 → As if decorated or not decorated.’[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for 꾸민 듯 안 꾸민 듯, meaning looking styled yet not obviously styled. An Insight article from 2019 explicitly gives this expansion. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The article explicitly explains the term. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 진정한 ‘인싸’가 되고 싶다면 꼭 알아둬야 할 2019 버전 ‘인싸 용어’ (인사이트)Published Mar 27, 2019Original source checked Nov 5, 2026