Korean slang profile

모쏠

mossol

Someone who has never dated

A person who has never been in a romantic relationship.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
대학 와서도 모쏠이라 연애가 낯설어.
I've never dated, even now that I'm in college, so relationships feel unfamiliar.
Quoted from a source
사람으로 태어나 연애 한 번 못 해본 사람.[1]
A person who has never been in a romantic relationship.
English translation by Julimmal.

April 2015A person who has never been in a romantic relationship.[1]
March 2025Bridge Economy: “It is a new Internet word that combines ‘womb’ and ‘solo.’”[2]

Short for “모태솔로.” The 2015 source from Kookje Shinmun explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

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