Korean slang profile
몰링족
mollingjok
People who combine shopping, meals, movies, performances, and other leisure activities at a shopping complex.
People who combine shopping, meals, movies, performances, and other leisure activities at a shopping complex.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 14, 2025
- 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
비 오는 주말에는 복합쇼핑몰에서 하루를 보내는 몰링족이 된다.
On a rainy weekend, I become one of the 몰링족, spending the day at a shopping complex.
02Documented history
- August 2025이투데이 introduced the meaning of this expression and its everyday and social usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly in the source. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier evidence need further verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 우통광내좌달승명(右通廣內左達承明)/몰링족 (이투데이)Published Aug 14, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026