Korean slang profile
냄비
naembi
Enthusiasm that quickly heats and cools
A figurative expression for a reaction or enthusiasm that quickly heats up and then cools, distinct from the ordinary word for a cooking pot.
- 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
관심이 냄비처럼 금세 끓었다가 식었다.
Interest boiled up and cooled down quickly, like a 냄비.
02Documented history
- 2006This source introduced “냄비” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A paper in a 2006 National Institute of Korean Language publication introduces 냄비 as a case where the word came to refer to an event or thing that quickly boils up and cools down. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in the body of the official publication was directly checked. This paper analyzes survey material from 2002–2005, so it does not mean the expression first arose in 2006.
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