Korean slang profile

멋쁨

meotppeum

A charm that is both stylish and pretty.

Expanded form: 멋지고 예쁨멋지고 예쁨 (being stylish and pretty)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 5, 2012
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
새 의상의 멋쁨이 사진에도 그대로 담겼어.
The stylish beauty of the new outfit came through in the photo too.

02Documented history

2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. It describes it as a shortened form of “멋지고 예쁨”. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 31 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70.

04Sources

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

2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 31쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026