Korean slang profile
삭스 홀릭
sakseu holrik
An unusually strong interest in buying socks, or someone with that interest.
An unusually strong interest in buying socks, or someone with that interest.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2014
- 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
색깔별 양말을 모으는 나를 친구는 삭스 홀릭이라고 불렀다.
My friend called me a 삭스 홀릭 because I collect socks in different colors.
02Documented history
- 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and contemporary examples of “삭스 홀릭” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 64; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026