Korean slang profile
쿨케이션
kulkeisyeon
A vacation to a cool-weather destination to escape the heat.
A vacation to a cool-weather destination to escape the heat.
- Expanded form
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- Earliest source found
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- Documented trend period
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This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
한여름에는 서늘한 지역으로 쿨케이션을 떠나고 싶어.
In midsummer, I want to go on a 쿨케이션 somewhere cool.
02Documented history
- Publication date unverifiedKorea Economic TV introduced the meaning and usage of 쿨케이션.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Korea Economic TV introduces it as an expression for escaping heat in connection with climate change. It does not guarantee any destination’s weather or the value of a trip. Who created it and when could not be established. Date fields are blank because publication dates conflict.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The usage in the source was checked, but there is insufficient evidence to establish how the expression is formed or its earliest origin. Date fields were left blank where publication metadata was absent or differed from the displayed date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- AI 시대에 뜬 '올해의 단어'…대체 무슨 뜻? | 한국경제TV (한국경제TV)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026