Korean slang profile
오글 커플
ogeul keopeul
A couple whose displays of affection are so sweet or excessive that onlookers feel embarrassed.
A couple whose displays of affection are so sweet or excessive that onlookers feel embarrassed.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 오글커플
- Earliest source found
- Dec 5, 2012
- 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
서로 칭찬을 멈추지 않는 두 사람은 오글 커플이야.
Those two never stop complimenting each other—they’re an 오글 커플.
02Documented history
- 2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 49 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 49쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026