Korean slang profile
꿀잼
kkuljaem
Really entertaining
An expression meaning that something is very fun or entertaining.
- Expanded form
- 꿀 + 재미Really entertaining
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 18, 2015
- Documented trend period
- Around 2015~
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
이 드라마 꿀잼이야.
This drama is so entertaining.
- Quoted from a source
매우 재미있다는 뜻의 ‘꿀잼’, 재미없다는 뜻의 ‘노잼’도 있다.[1]
There is also ‘꿀잼’, which means very fun, and ‘노잼’, which means not fun.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- February 2015Ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, the Kyunghyang Shinmun introduced an abbreviation for people in their teens and twenties and explained the meaning of ‘꿀잼’ as ‘meaning very fun.’ It also included a case of a person in his 40s who learned words like ‘꿀잼’ in a family chat room.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article explains the meaning as very entertaining but does not explain why 꿀, meaning honey, was added. The word's origin and earliest use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning is supported, but no source here verifies the proposed formation from 꿀 and 재미.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 손주·조카와 대화하려면 알아두세요 (경향신문)Published Feb 18, 2015Original source checked Nov 5, 2026