Korean slang profile
왼얼사
oeneolsa
Sticking to a camera angle that shows the left side of one’s face favorably.
Sticking to a camera angle that shows the left side of one’s face favorably.
- Expanded form
- 왼쪽 얼굴 사수왼쪽 얼굴 사수 (protect the left side of the face)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 26, 2026
- 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
나는 왼쪽 얼굴이 더 마음에 들어서 사진 찍을 때 왼얼사야.
I like the left side of my face better, so I’m 왼얼사 when taking photos.
02Documented history
- March 2026Newsis introduced the meaning and usage of 왼얼사.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Newsis’s coverage of a slang contest gives 왼쪽 얼굴 사수 as the answer and explains photographing only the left side of the face. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation was checked in a source we read directly. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier sources need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 아이린 "'중꺾마' 뜻 몰라" (뉴시스)Published Mar 26, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026