Korean slang profile
록시크
roksikeu
Rock-inspired chic fashion
Fashion drawing on rock music’s atmosphere through leather jackets, skinny jeans, boots, and similar items.
- Expanded form
- rock + chicrock + chic
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2010
- 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
검은 가죽 재킷에 부츠를 신어 록시크 분위기를 냈다.
I created a 록시크 mood with a black leather jacket and boots.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “록시크” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection defines fashion influenced by rock and roll and gives examples such as leather jackets and decorative pants. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026