Korean slang profile
녹차만능론
nokchamanneungron
Belief that green tea fixes everything
The belief or claim that adding green tea makes any food or household product healthy.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
그 기사는 녹차만능론을 경계해야 한다고 지적했다.
The article warned against 녹차만능론.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “녹차만능론” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 70 (printed page 46) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026