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Korean slang profile

문구덕

mungudeok

Someone who collects and deeply enjoys stationery such as pens and notebooks.

Someone who collects and deeply enjoys stationery such as pens and notebooks.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 10, 2015
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

    문구덕인 동생은 여행을 가면 문구점부터 찾는다.

    My younger sibling is a stationery enthusiast who looks for stationery stores first when traveling.

02Documented history

  1. 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The meaning and contemporary examples of “문구덕” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 131; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.

04Sources

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

  1. 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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