Korean slang profile

무물

mumul

Ask me anything

A question-and-answer session, including posts or sessions on Instagram or YouTube where an account owner takes and answers questions.

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

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
오늘 저녁에 인스타에서 무물 받을게.
I'll do an ask-me-anything session on Instagram this evening.
Quoted from a source
‘무물’ 또는 ‘무물보’는 ‘무엇이든 물어보세요’의 줄임말로, 정확히는 질의응답을 의미한다.[1]
‘무물’ or ‘무물보’ is an abbreviation for ‘Ask Anything’ and, more accurately, means Q&A.
English translation by Julimmal.

November 2021‘무물’ or ‘무물보’ is an abbreviation for ‘Ask Anything’ and, more accurately, means Q&A.[1]
October 2026Bravo My Life: “‘무물’ is an abbreviation for ‘Ask Me Anything.’”[2]

Short for “무엇이든 물어보세요.” The 2021 source from Shin Dong-A 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.

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