Korean slang profile

플로깅

peulloging

Picking up nearby litter while walking or jogging lightly.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Not verified
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
주말에는 공원을 걸으며 플로깅을 하기로 했어.
This weekend, we decided to do 플로깅 while walking through the park.

02Documented history

Publication-date metadata unverifiedKorea National Railway introduced the meaning of 플로깅 and examples of its use.[1]
Publication-date metadata unverifiedYuhan University introduced the meaning of 플로깅 and examples of its use.[2]

03Origin & word formation

Korea National Railway defines it as collecting litter while walking or jogging. Yuhan University introduces it as combining a Swedish word with jogging. The original Swedish source and the first person to coin it were not directly verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the source. Who coined the expression and when could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

(상세) - [보도] 수도권본부, 장애인과 함께하는 '행복한 플로깅 (plogging) 데이' 시행 (국가철도공단)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
게임콘텐츠전공 > 전공사무실 > 전공 공지사항 (유한대학교)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026