Korean slang profile

맘조어

mamjoeo

New expressions used among mothers, mainly in online parenting communities.

Expanded form: 맘(mom) + 조어(造語)맘(mom) + 조어(造語) (mom + word formation)
Other spellings: —
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
맘조어를 처음 접해 글의 문맥과 풀이를 함께 찾아봤다.
Encountering 맘조어 for the first time, I checked both context and definitions.

02Documented history

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.

2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026