Korean slang profile
꾸웨액
kkuweaek
A playful expression arising from mishearing ‘후회해?’ (Do you regret it?).
A playful expression arising from mishearing ‘후회해?’ (Do you regret it?).
- Expanded form
- 후회해?후회해? (Do you regret it?)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 18, 2023
- 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
친구가 꾸웨액이라고 해서 후회하냐는 말인지 다시 물었어.
My friend said ‘꾸웨액’, so I asked again whether they meant ‘Do you regret it?’
02Documented history
- 2023-03-18The 아시아경제 source used the expression ‘꾸웨액’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article introduces an online-shared conversation in which ‘후회해?’ was misheard as ‘꾸웨액?’. The original post itself was not separately confirmed. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. 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.
- [MZ사전]"연진아, 이젠 네 행동 꾸웨액?"…'꾸웨액' 뜻은 (아시아경제)Published Mar 18, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026