Korean slang profile
꿀노잼
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A strangely appealing quality that keeps you watching even though it is not particularly funny.
A strangely appealing quality that keeps you watching even though it is not particularly funny.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 22, 2016
- 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
별일 없이 차를 마시는 영상인데 꿀노잼이라 끝까지 보게 된다.
Nothing happens in this tea-drinking video, but its 꿀노잼 charm keeps me watching to the end.
02Documented history
- March 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
아이엠비씨연예 reports that viewers called the appeal of ‘마이 리틀 텔레비전’ guests ‘꿀노잼’ when they were not especially funny but remained watchable. The article describes usage on the show without establishing the first coiner or first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 들어는 봤니, ‘꿀노잼’? <마이 리틀 텔레비전>을 사로잡은 매력녀 3人 스페셜영상! (iMBC연예)Published Mar 22, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026