Korean slang profile
물깔창
mulkkalchang
Water-filled shoe insole
A shoe insole filled with water.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2006
- 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
신발에 넣을 물깔창을 살펴봤다.
I looked at 물깔창 to put in my shoes.
02Documented history
- 2006This source introduced “물깔창” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A paper in a 2006 National Institute of Korean Language publication analyzes it as a compound in which 물 indicates the material of the insole. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and explanation of the components were checked in the official paper. Its subjects were expressions surveyed in 2002–2005; the publication year does not establish their year of origin.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 최근 신어의 조어적 특징 — 새국어생활 제16권 제4호 (국립국어원)Published 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026