Korean slang profile
삼귀다
samgwida
To be growing close to someone without yet being in a dating relationship.
To be growing close to someone without yet being in a dating relationship.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 31, 2022
- 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
둘이 아직 연인은 아니고 삼귀는 사이라더라.
They’re not a couple yet, but they’re getting close.
02Documented history
- 2022-05-31The 이데일리 source used the expression ‘삼귀다’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. The specific process of coining the expression could not be established. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [반갑다 우리말]②삼귀다·만잘부…신조어 봇물에 ‘갸우뚱’ (이데일리)Published May 31, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026