Korean slang profile
눈물렌즈
nunmulrenjeu
Tear-effect contact lenses
Contact lenses designed to make the eyes look as if tears have formed.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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 사진의 눈물렌즈는 눈에 빛이 맺힌 듯한 효과를 냈다.
The 눈물렌즈 in the photo made the eyes look as if they caught a glint of light.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “눈물렌즈” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “눈물렌즈” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026