Korean slang profile
프티성형
peutiseonghyeong
A cosmetic procedure performed in a relatively short time using injections or similar methods.
A cosmetic procedure performed in a relatively short time using injections or similar methods.
- Expanded form
- petit + 성형petit + 성형 (cosmetic surgery)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 19, 2011
- 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
기사에서 프티성형이라는 미용 용어를 소개했어.
The article introduced the cosmetic term 프티성형.
02Documented history
- 2011-12-19The verified source introduced this expression and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The appendix to the National Institute of Korean Language’s “요긴하게 쓸 만한 다듬은 말 61개” lists this expression as a term selected for replacement with clearer Korean and directly explains its meaning. The components or full expression checked in the source are “petit + 성형”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Individual entries and definitions in a single official collection were directly checked. Published in 2011, it compiles terms selected for clearer Korean replacements from 2004 through 2011; this does not mean the expressions originated or became popular in 2011. The original announcements were not separately opened, so the publication date was used as the earliest verified evidence date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 요긴하게 쓸 만한 다듬은 말 61개 (국립국어원) — PDF 132쪽Published Dec 19, 2011Original source checked Nov 14, 2026