Korean slang profile
목소리벨
moksoribel
A recorded-voice ringtone
A mobile-phone ringtone using a recorded voice, such as a celebrity’s.
- Expanded form
- 목소리 + bell목소리 (voice) + bell
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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
옛 휴대전화 서비스를 소개한 자료에 목소리벨이 나왔다.
A source introducing old mobile services mentioned 목소리벨.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “목소리벨”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Named for a recorded human voice playing when the mobile phone rings. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 29쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026