Korean slang profile
루키즘
rukijeum
Lookism: the belief that appearance determines people’s superiority and success.
Lookism: the belief that appearance determines people’s superiority and success.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 1, 2024
- 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
영상 속 루키즘 풍자가 어떤 편견을 드러내는지 토론했다.
We discussed the prejudices revealed by the video’s satire of 루키즘.
02Documented history
- February 2024이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이투데이 explained it as a term for a social phenomenon that places excessive value on appearance. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 치인설몽(癡人說夢)/루키즘 (이투데이)Published Feb 1, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026