Korean slang profile
스큐어모피즘
seukyueomopijeum
A design approach that imitates the appearance or surface texture of real objects.
A design approach that imitates the appearance or surface texture of real objects.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
화면 속 책장에 나무 질감을 넣은 디자인에서 스큐어모피즘을 볼 수 있어.
You can see skeuomorphism in the wood texture of the on-screen bookshelf.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 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 “2013년 신어 자료집” explains the expression’s meaning and provides an example describing design. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples concerning design on PDF page 45 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 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 45쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026