Korean slang profile
슬랑이
seullangi
A tactile toy combining a squishy toy with slime.
A tactile toy combining a squishy toy with slime.
- Expanded form
- 말랑이 + 슬라임말랑이 (squishy toy) + 슬라임 (slime)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 23, 2026
- 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
손으로 주무르는 슬랑이 장난감을 구경했어.
I looked at a 슬랑이 toy you knead in your hands.
02Documented history
- July 2026Donghaeng Media Sidae introduced the meaning and usage of 슬랑이.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Donghaeng Media Sidae describes it as a tactile toy combining a squishy toy and slime. The specific process by which the spelling was created could not be established. Who first used it and when could not be determined.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation was checked in a source we read directly. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier sources need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 외국인도 젊은층도 '슬랑이'에 꽂혔다…동묘앞역 승객 46% 증가 (동행미디어 시대)Published Jul 23, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026