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Korean slang profile

큐티뽀짝

kyutippojjak

Small, cute, and lovable, or a person or thing with those qualities.

Small, cute, and lovable, or a person or thing with those qualities.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Nov 30, 2018
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

    작은 모자를 쓴 인형이 큐티뽀짝하다.

    The doll in a little hat is 큐티뽀짝.

02Documented history

  1. November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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