Korean slang profile
머메이드코어
meomeideukoeo
A fashion style inspired by mermaid scales, fins, seashells, and similar elements.
A fashion style inspired by mermaid scales, fins, seashells, and similar elements.
- Expanded form
- MermaidcoreMermaidcore
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 25, 2023
- 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
반짝이는 소재와 조개 장식으로 머메이드코어를 연출했어.
I created a mermaidcore look with shimmering fabric and shell decorations.
02Documented history
- 2023-05-25The Vogue Korea source used the expression ‘머메이드코어’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘Mermaidcore’. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it 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.
- 디자이너가 해석한 런웨이 속 인어공주 (Vogue Korea)Published May 25, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026