Korean slang profile
뿌염
ppuyeom
Dyeing only the new hair growth at the roots after an earlier dye treatment.
Dyeing only the new hair growth at the roots after an earlier dye treatment.
- Expanded form
- 뿌리 염색뿌리 염색 (root dyeing)
- Other spellings
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- 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
머리 뿌리 색이 달라져서 뿌염을 예약했어.
My roots are a different color, so I booked a root touch-up.
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. It describes it as a shortened form of “뿌리 염색”. 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 36 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 36쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026