Korean slang profile
멘고멘고
mengomengo
A light, playful way of saying sorry.
A light, playful way of saying sorry.
- Expanded form
- 고멘고멘 (gomen, Japanese for sorry)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 24, 2026
- 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
답장이 늦었네, 멘고멘고.
My reply’s late—멘고멘고, sorry!
02Documented history
- July 2026Asia Today explained it as an expression derived from Japanese gomen, meaning sorry.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Asia Today’s 2026 slang feature explains it as derived from the Japanese 고멘, meaning sorry. Who first changed it into this form could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation was checked directly, but who first coined the expression 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.
- [카드뉴스] 2026 상반기 신조어 총정리 … ‘신조어 활용 가이드’ - 아시아투데이 (아시아투데이)Published Jul 24, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026