Korean slang profile
스몰토크
seumoltokeu
A short conversation about light everyday topics, such as how someone is doing, the weather, or hobbies.
A short conversation about light everyday topics, such as how someone is doing, the weather, or hobbies.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 15, 2025
- 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
처음 만난 사람과 요즘 듣는 음악으로 스몰토크를 시작했어.
I started 스몰토크 with someone I’d just met by talking about music we’ve been listening to.
02Documented history
- September 2025The article gave the meaning while explaining casual check-ins and everyday conversations in a group chat.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2025 Money Today piece defines it as light everyday conversation, with examples such as checking in and discussing music. Only that meaning and those usage examples were checked in the article. How the English expression first entered Korean could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The explanation and usage were checked directly, but who coined the expression and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [MT&M터치 연중기획공연(36)] 스몰토크&음악활동, "빅임팩트·빅하모니 효과" : 네이트 뉴스 (머니투데이)Published Sep 15, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026