Korean slang profile
스니커즈양말
seunikeojeuyangmal
Low, nearly hidden sneaker socks
Low socks ending below the ankle, nearly hidden when shoes are worn.
- Expanded form
- sneakers + 양말sneakers + 양말 (socks)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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
가벼운 운동화에 스니커즈양말을 신었다.
I wore 스니커즈양말 with lightweight sneakers.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “스니커즈양말”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Names the characteristics of short socks worn with sneakers. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 38쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026