Korean slang profile
퍼컬
peokeol
A shortening of personal color, meaning colors that suit someone. It is also used metaphorically for compatibility with people or organizations.
A shortening of personal color, meaning colors that suit someone. It is also used metaphorically for compatibility with people or organizations.
- Expanded form
- 퍼스널 컬러퍼스널 컬러 (personal color)
- Other spellings
- 퍼스널 컬러
- Earliest source found
- Sep 6, 2025
- 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
이 모임은 분위기가 나랑 잘 맞아서 내 퍼컬 같아.
This group’s atmosphere suits me so well. It feels like my 퍼컬.
02Documented history
- 2025-09-06Newspim introduced the meaning and usage of 퍼컬.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Newspim explains it as a shortening of personal color and introduces use expanding from colors to compatibility with people or organizations. Who first shortened it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and usage were checked directly in the source. When the term was first coined could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- Z세대 신조어, '느좋'서 '테토녀'까지 세대 간 언어 격차 (뉴스핌)Published Sep 6, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026