Korean slang profile
픽미 세대
pikmi sedae
A generation seeking others' recognition and selection by showing their individuality or appearance.
A generation seeking others' recognition and selection by showing their individuality or appearance.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
픽미 세대라는 표현에는 인정받고 싶은 마음과 경쟁의 부담이 함께 담겨 있다.
픽미 세대 conveys both the wish for recognition and the pressure of competition.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026