Korean slang profile
망각력
manggakryeok
Ability to forget what should be forgotten
The ability to easily forget things that should be forgotten.
- Expanded form
- 망각 + 력forgetting + ability
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2007
- 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
실수에서 배운 뒤에는 망각력도 필요하다는 이야기를 나눴다.
We discussed how 망각력 is also needed after learning from a mistake.
02Documented history
- 2007The National Institute of Korean Language’s weekly new-word survey material introduced the spelling and meaning of “망각력”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It names forgetting something by viewing it as an ability. This explanation was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2007 weekly new-word survey material. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and components in the body of the weekly material were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted there and first use were not separately verified, and the date was recorded only to the precision of the verified source’s publication year.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신어 조사 결과 (2007년 7월 1주) (국립국어원·국회도서관 보존본)Published 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026