Korean slang profile
모자룩
mojaruk
Coordinated mother-and-son outfits
A mother and son wearing outfits with a similar look or atmosphere.
- Expanded form
- 어머니와 아들 + 룩어머니와 아들 (mother and son) + 룩 (look)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2010
- 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
엄마와 아이가 줄무늬 옷으로 모자룩을 연출했다.
The mother and child created a 모자룩 with striped clothes.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “모자룩” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection combines 모자, meaning mother and son, with look and defines outfits with a similar image. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026